The Count of Monte Cristo Part 1 - The Prisoner of Kastell

Name: The Count of Monte Cristo Part 1 - The Prisoner of Kastell
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Action
Released: 1943-01-22
Duration: 1 h 30 min
Cast: Pierre Richard-Willm, Michèle Alfa, Aimé Clariond, Marcel Herrand, Ermete Zacconi

1943, French. Directed by Ferruccio Cerio & Robert Vernay.

Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.

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Runtime: 1h 30m
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Language: French
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Released: 22 January 1943
Original title: Le Comte de Monte Cristo (1ère époque) Edmond Dantès
Country: France, Italy
Written by: Guglielmo Santangelo, Charles Spaak, Pietro Solari

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Next in the series: The Count of Monte Cristo Part 2 - The Retaliation (1943).

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The Count of Monte Cristo Part 1 - The Prisoner of Kastell (1943) was directed by Ferruccio Cerio and Robert Vernay and stars Pierre Richard-Willm, Michèle Alfa, Aimé Clariond.