The Heiress of the Count of Monte Cristo

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The Heiress of the Count of Monte Cristo
German Die Erbin des Grafen von Monte Christo
Directed by Frederic Zelnik
Written byMatthias Blank (novel)
Produced byFrederic Zelnik
Starring
Cinematography Willy Goldberger
Production
company
Berliner Film-Manufaktur
Release date
  • December 1919 (1919-12)
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
German intertitles

The Heiress of the Count of Monte Cristo (German : Die Erbin des Grafen von Monte Christo) is a 1919 German silent film directed by Frederic Zelnik and starring Lya Mara, Werner Funck, and Vilma von Mayburg. [1]

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The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther.

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References

  1. Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 549. ISBN   978-1-57181-655-9.