The Viscount of Monte Cristo
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| Directed by | Gilberto Martínez Solares |
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| Cinematography | José Ortiz Ramos |
| Edited by | Carlos Savage |
| Music by | Manuel Esperón |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Mexico |
| Language | Spanish |
The Viscount of Monte Cristo (Spanish: El Vizconde de Montecristo) is a 1954 Mexican comedy film directed by Gilberto Martínez Solares and starring Germán Valdés «Tin-Tan», Ana Bertha Lepe and Fannie Kauffman «Vitola».[1] The film draws some of its plot from Alexandre Dumas's The Count of Monte Cristo with the setting moved to contemporary Mexico. Tin-Tan's films of the era were often distorted, comic versions of classic literature.
Cast
- Germán Valdés «Tin-Tan» as Inocencio Dantés / El Vizconde de Montecristo
- Ana Bertha Lepe as Marga
- Andrés Soler as Don Facundo Farías
- Miguel Arenas as Don Miguel
- Rafael Bertrand as Polito
- Fannie Kauffman «Vitola» as Rosaura
- Marcelo Chávez as Policia celador
- Joaquín García "Borolas" as Lino
- Armando Acosta as Invitado fiesta romana
- Armando Arriola as Fotógrafo
- León Barroso as Músico
- Guillermo Bravo Sosa as Chofer carro fúnebre
- Silvia Carrillo as Bailarina
- Julio Daneri as Hombre provoca panico
- Amalia Gama as Clienta anciana en banco
- Héctor Godoy as Pianista
- Leonor Gómez as Mujer en cantina
- Guillermo Hernández as Prisionero
- Vicente Lara as Hombre en cantina
- Lupe Legorreta as Lupita, secretaria
- Carlos León as Guardia en fiesta romana
- Salvador Lozano as Detective policía
- José Ortega as El sapo, prisionero
- José Pardavé as Chofer carro fúnebre
- Ignacio Peón as Cliente banco
- Humberto Rodríguez as Cliente banco
- Manuel Sánchez Navarro as Cajero de banco
- Rafael Torres as Preso
- Manuel 'Loco' Valdés as Hombre en cantina
- Hernán Vera as Cantinero
References
- ^ Hershfield & Maciel p.77
Bibliography
- Joanne Hershfield & David R. Maciel. Mexico's Cinema: A Century of Film and Filmmakers. Rowman & Littlefield, 1999.