Le comte de Monte Cristo Filming Locations

Le comte de Monte Cristo filming locations

Where was Le comte de Monte Cristo filmed? Le comte de Monte Cristo was filmed in 8 locations across France in the following places:

Le comte de Monte Cristo Filming Locations

France, in Western Europe, encompasses medieval cities, alpine villages and Mediterranean beaches. Paris, its capital, is famed for its fashion houses, classical art museums including the Louvre and monuments like the Eiffel Tower. The country is also renowned for its wines and sophisticated cuisine. Lascaux’s ancient cave drawings, Lyon’s Roman theater and the vast Palace of Versailles attest to its rich history.

Villefranche-sur-Mer is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region on the French Riviera and is located south-west of the Principality of Monaco, which is just west of the French-Italian border.

Le comte de Monte Cristo (1961)
Alternate title: The Story of the Count of Monte Cristo
Runtime: 132 minutes
Rating: 6.5
Release year: 1961
IMDB: tt0054761
Plot summary

Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.

Genres
Action
Adventure
Drama
Cast
Louis Jourdan
Yvonne Furneaux
Pierre Mondy
Bernard Dhéran
Directors
Claude Autant-Lara
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Le comte de Monte Cristo filming locations