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The Return of Monte Cristo
“The Most Dangerous Masquerade a Man Ever Lived!”
5.4 / 10• 1946• 1h 31m•NR• English
ActionAdventure
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Louis Hayward
Edmond Dantes
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Henry Levin's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Return of Monte Cristo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
