The Countess of Monte Cristo (1932 film)

The Countess of Monte Cristo (German: Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo) is a 1932 German comedy drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Forster and Lucie Englisch.^[1]

The Countess of Monte Cristo
German film poster
German	Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo
Directed by	Karl Hartl
Written by	Walter Reisch
Produced by	Gregor Rabinovitch
Starring	Brigitte Helm Rudolf Forster Lucie Englisch
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Rudolf Schaad
Music by	Allan Gray
Production companies	Majestic-Film UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	22 April 1932 (1932-04-22)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios outside Berlin and on location in Vienna and the ski resort of Semmering. It was remade in the United States in 1934 with Fay Wray in the lead role.

Plot

Two struggling actresses are hired as extras to drive an expensive car while dressed in fancy outfits. Stopping at a winter resort, one of them is mistakenly identified as the "Countess of Monte Cristo", a VIP guest expected to arrive around this time. Rather than clearing up this misunderstanding, the two give in to the temptation and pass themselves off as members of the wealthy set.

Cast

• Brigitte Helm as Jeanette Heider, Filmkomparsin
• Rudolf Forster as Rumowski, Impostor
• Lucie Englisch as Mimi, Filmkomparsin
• Gustaf Gründgens as Der 'Baron' Impostor
• Oskar Sima as Aufnahmeleiter Spitzkopf
• Mathias Wieman as Stephan Riehl, Journalist
• Flockina von Platen as Filmdiva
• Ernst Dumcke as film director
• Hans Junkermann as Hoteldirektor
• Theo Lingen as Etagenkellner
• Max Gülstorff as newspaper editor
• Karl Etlinger as newspaper editor
• Harry Hardt as Detective Commissioner

See also

• The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934)
• The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948)
• Just Once a Great Lady (1957)