The Return of Monte Cristo (1968 film)

The Return of Monte Cristo (French: Sous le signe de Monte-Cristo, lit. 'Under the Sign of Monte Cristo') is a 1968 French swashbuckler adventure film directed by André Hunebelle.

For the 1946 film of the same name, see The Return of Monte Cristo (1946 film).

The Return of Monte Cristo
Directed by	André Hunebelle
Written by	Michel Lebrun Jean Halain André Hunebelle
Produced by	André Hunebelle
Starring	Paul Barge Claude Jade Anny Duperey Pierre Brasseur
Cinematography	Raymond-Pierre Lemoigne
Edited by	Colette Lambert
Music by	Michel Magne
Production company	Produzioni Atlas Consorziate
Distributed by	Pathé
Release date	11 December 1968 (1968-12-11)
Running time	90 minutes
Countries	France, Italy
Language	French

Plot

Edmond Dantes (Paul Barge), imprisoned in Sisteron for denouncing and allowing the dismemberment of a whole network of resistance, escapes in the company of his friend Bertuccio (Paul Le Person) in 1947 to South America. But the wreckage of the plane was soon rescued near Brazil and the two fugitives are considered dead. They save the life of a young girl, Linda (Claude Jade), and her father Louis (Gabriel Gascon) in the wilderness. One day Linda is kidnapped. The bandits seek to do violence. The release ended with the murdering of her father. Dantes and Bertuccio promise to never abandon Linda. The years pass, but the chances of their misfortune lead them to meet a drunk man, Faria (Pierre Brasseur), who claims to hold a treasure. Two days later the three men and Linda set off for the mountains, carrying high explosives needed to clear a path to the location of treasure ... Rich, with a new name Christian Montes, Edmond introduced into the environment where Morcerf (Raymond Pellegrin) - who married Edmond's bride Maria (Anny Duperey) - and Villefort (Michel Auclair) and live luxuriously thanks to the millions stolen that enabled their success. He finds the informant confirms her suspicions and draws in a trap the two instigators of the felony. Linda brings a snare to the master Villefort, who wants to kill Edmond for a second time...

Cast

• Paul Barge - Edmond Dantès
• Claude Jade - Linda
• Anny Duperey - Maria
• Pierre Brasseur - Faria
• Paul Le Person - Bertuccio
• Michel Auclair - Villefort
• Raymond Pellegrin - Morcerf
• Jean Saudray - Carderousse
• Gabriel Gascon - Louis

External links

• The Return of Monte Cristo at IMDb