The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with The Three Musketeers.
Alexandre Dumas, also known as Alexandre Dumas père, was a French writer. His works have been translated into many languages and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Many of his historical novels of high adventure were originally published as serials, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later. His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century into nearly 200 films.
Pierre Brasseur, born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor.
Boulevard theatre is a theatrical aesthetic that emerged from the boulevards of Paris' old city.
Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie was a Saint Dominican Creole general in Revolutionary France. Along with his French contemporary Joseph Serrant, Toussaint Louverture in Saint-Domingue and Abram Petrovich Gannibal in Imperial Russia, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas is notable as a man of African descent leading European troops as a general officer. He was the first person of color in the French military to become brigadier general, divisional general, and general-in-chief of a French army.
The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1943 French-Italian film directed by Robert Vernay with Ferruccio Cerio as the supervising director. Based on the classic 1844 novel Le Comte de Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père, this two-part film stars Pierre Richard-Willm in the title role.
The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1954 French-Italian historical drama film directed by Robert Vernay and starring Jean Marais, Lia Amanda and Roger Pigaut. It is based on the 1844 novel of the same title by Alexandre Dumas.
The Call of Life is a 1937 French drama film directed by Georges Neveux and starring Victor Francen, Renée Devillers, and Daniel Lecourtois. It is a French-language film made in Berlin by the German studio UFA and released in France by the company's subsidiary L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne
The Atomic Monsieur Placido is a 1950 French comedy crime film directed by Robert Hennion and starring Rellys, Liliane Bert and René Génin.
The Secret of Polichinelle is a 1923 French silent comedy film directed by René Hervil and starring Andrée Brabant, Gabriel Signoret and Maurice de Féraudy. It is based on a play by Pierre Wolff, and was remade as a sound film in 1936.
Monsieur Octave is a 1951 French comedy film directed by Maurice Boutel and starring Pierre Larquey, Marcel Pérès and Mady Berry. A recently retired railway worker borrows money to build a new house.
Croesus is a 1960 French comedy film directed by Jean Giono and starring Fernandel, Marcelle Ranson-Hervé and Rellys.
The Cat Shows Her Claws is a 1960 French war drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Françoise Arnoul, Horst Frank and François Guérin. It is the sequel to the 1958 film The Cat about the French Resistance.
The Benefactor is a 1942 French drama film directed by Henri Decoin and starring Raimu, Suzy Prim and Pierre Larquey.
Clochard is a 1932 French comedy film directed by Robert Péguy and starring Georges Biscot and Simone Cerdan. In French the title is a phrase roughly equivalent to tramp.
Marlene is a 1949 French musical crime film directed by Pierre de Hérain and starring Tino Rossi, Micheline Francey and Lily Fayol.
Woman Without a Past is a 1948 French comedy film directed by Gilles Grangier and starring François Périer, Sophie Desmarets and Alfred Adam.
The Woman I Murdered is a 1948 French drama film directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman and starring Armand Bernard, Pierre Larquey and Micheline Francey.
Geneviève Morel (1916–1989) was a French stage and film actress.
The Nude Dancer is a 1952 French comedy film directed by Pierre-Louis and starring Catherine Erard, Pierre Larquey and Jean Debucourt. The film's sets were designed by the art director Claude Bouxin. It is based on the interwar career of music hall star Colette Andris.
