The Return of Monte Cristo

"The Most Dangerous Masquerade a Man Ever Lived!"

1946 1h 31m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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The grandson of Edmond Dantes was cheated out of his fortune and falsely imprisoned, only to escape and wreak vengeance on his betrayers by assuming the guise of the Count of Monte Cristo. Just like grandpa, the younger Dantes is framed by a trio of connivers and shipped off to Devil's Island. Escaping with a fellow convict, political radical Bombelles, Dantes adopts the bearded guise of an elderly man in order to destroy his enemies and reclaim his birthright.

“The Most Dangerous Masquerade a Man Ever Lived!”

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Cast

Louis Hayward
Edmond Dantes
Barbara Britton
Angela Picard
George Macready
Henri de la Roche
Una O'Connor
Miss Beedle
Henry Stephenson
Professor Duval
Steven Geray
Bombelles
Ray Collins
Emil Blanchard
Ludwig Donath
Judge Lafitte

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Henry Levin
Writers: Alfred Neumann, George Bruce, Arnold Lipp
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Count of Monte Cristo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Henry Levin, shot by Charles Lawton Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Lucien Moraweck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Richard Fantl shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Louis Hayward and Barbara Britton and George Macready carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The Most Dangerous Masquerade a Man Ever Lived!".

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The take

Henry Levin directs. Charles Lawton Jr. behind the camera. Lucien Moraweck scores. Richard Fantl cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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180 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "The Count of Monte Cristo Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Henry Levin, shot by Charles Lawton Jr.. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Lucien Moraweck. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Richard Fantl shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Louis Hayward and Barbara Britton and George Macready carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Most Dangerous Masquerade a Man Ever Lived!".
9IMDB entry: tt0038879 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.