The Secret of Monte Cristo

For the 1961 British film also known by this title, see The Treasure of Monte Cristo.

The Secret of Monte Cristo (French: Le secret de Monte-Cristo) is a 1948 French historical drama film directed by Albert Valentin and starring Pierre Brasseur, Georges Vitray and Pierre Larquey.^[1] The film is based on the purported real story behind the Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo.

The Secret of Monte Cristo
Directed by	Albert Valentin
Written by	Pierre Laroche Denis Marion Léon Treich
Produced by	Claude Dolbert
Starring	Pierre Brasseur Georges Vitray Pierre Larquey
Cinematography	Robert Batton
Music by	Marcel Landowski
Production company	Codo Cinéma
Distributed by	Les Distributeurs Internationeaux de Films
Release date	17 September 1948 (1948-09-17)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Cast

• Pierre Brasseur as François Picault
• Georges Vitray as Gervais Chambard
• Pierre Larquey as Jacob Muller
• Marcelle Derrien as Isabelle
• Madeleine Lebeau as Marguerite Vigouroux
• Edmond Ardisson as Guilhem Savori
• Robert Dalban as Mathieu Loupian
• Marcel Delaître as La'abbé Farina
• Liliane Guyot as La marquise
• Charles Lemontier as Antoine Hallu
• Julien Maffre as Le policier
• Jacqueline Marbaux as Jeanne Hallu
• René Marc as Le médecin
• Jean Marsan as Le vendeur
• Georges Paulais as Le préfet
• Gilles Quéant as Rémi
• Émile Ronet as Monsieur Bastien
• Georges Saint-Val as Le voisin
• Victor Vina as Le maire
• René Wilmet as Alexandre Dumas