Le Secret de Monte-Cristo (1948) Directed by Albert Valentin
Comedy / Drama
aka: The Secret of Monte-Cristo
Film Synopsis
During his stay at a private mansion, Alexandre Dumas listens with
interest to a strange story. Some time ago, François
Picault was about to marry the beautiful Marguerite when, having been
denounced by someone, he was arrested and incarcerated. In his
prison, Abbot Farina tells him about a great treasure. On his
release, Picault becomes a wealthy man and is able to pursue a terrible
vengeance...
Science-fiction came into its own in B-movies of the 1950s, but it remains a respected and popular genre, bursting into the mainstream in the late 1970s.