Based on the famous novel by Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo tells the story of a man who is unjustly imprisoned alongside an old man, who before dying reveals the location of a buried treasure. When the man manages to escape from his miserable cell, he changes his identity, becoming the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, an identity he uses to take revenge on those who betrayed him and sent him to prison.
Arturo de Córdova
Edmundo Dantés / Conde de Montecristo
Mapy Cortés
Haydée
René Cardona
Fernando Mondego / Conde de Morcef
Domingo Soler
Señor Morell
Gloria Marín
Baronesa Herminia de Danglars
Carlos López Moctezuma
Baron Danglars
Rafael Baledón
Maximiliano Morrel
Abel Salazar
Alberto de Morcef
Amparo Morillo
Roberto Cañedo
Extra (uncredited)
El conde de Montecristo is a drama, adventure film released in 1942. Directed by Chano Urueta, it stars Arturo de Córdova, Mapy Cortés, René Cardona. Based on the famous novel by Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo tells the story of a man who is unjustly imprisoned alongside an old man, who before dying reveals the location of a buried treasure. When the man manages to escape from his miserable cell, he changes his identity, becoming the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, an identity he uses to take revenge on those who betrayed him and sent him to prison.
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