| The Son of Monte Cristo | |
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| Directed by | Rowland V. Lee |
| Produced by | Rowland V. Lee |
| Written by | George Bruce |
| Starring | Louis Hayward Joan Bennett George Sanders |
| Music by | Edward Ward |
| Cinematography | George Robinson |
| Editing by | Arthur Roberts |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | 10 January 1940 |
| Running time | 102 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Son of Monte Cristo is a 1940 black-and-white film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, and George Sanders.
In 1865, General Gurko Lanen is dictator of "Lichtenburg" in the Balkans. The rightful ruler, Grand Duchess Zona, hopes to get aid from Napoleon III of France. The visiting Count of Monte Cristo falls for Zona and undertakes to help her, masquerading as a foppish banker and a masked freedom fighter. The rest is rapid-fire intrigue and derring-do.
The film takes the same name as the unofficial sequel to The Count of Monte Cristo, namely The Son of Monte Cristo, written by Jules Lermina in 1881.
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The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Art Direction by John DuCasse Schulze and Edward G. Boyle.[1]
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