The Countess of Monte Cristo (1932 film)
The Countess of Monte Cristo (German: Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo) is a 1932 German comedy drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Brigitte Helm, Rudolf Forster and Lucie Englisch.[1]
| The Countess of Monte Cristo | |
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| German | Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo |
| Directed by | Karl Hartl |
| Written by | Walter Reisch |
| Produced by | Gregor Rabinovitch |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Franz Planer |
| Edited by | Rudolf Schaad |
| Music by | Allan Gray |
Production companies | Majestic-Film UFA |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios outside Berlin and on location in Vienna and the ski resort of Semmering. It was remade in the United States in 1934 with Fay Wray in the lead role.
Plot edit
Two struggling actresses are hired as extras to drive an expensive car while dressed in fancy outfits. Stopping at a winter resort they decide to pass themselves off as part of the wealthy set, one of them declaring herself to be the "Countess of Monte Cristo".
Cast edit
- Brigitte Helm as Jeanette Heider, Filmkomparsin
- Rudolf Forster as Rumowski, Impostor
- Lucie Englisch as Mimi, Filmkomparsin
- Gustaf Gründgens as Der 'Baron' Impostor
- Oskar Sima as Aufnahmeleiter Spitzkopf
- Mathias Wieman as Stephan Riehl, Journalist
- Flockina von Platen as Filmdiva
- Ernst Dumcke as film director
- Hans Junkermann as Hoteldirektor
- Theo Lingen as Etagenkellner
- Max Gülstorff as newspaper editor
- Karl Etlinger as newspaper editor
- Harry Hardt as Detective Commissioner
See also edit
- The Countess of Monte Cristo (1934)
- The Countess of Monte Cristo (1948)
- Just Once a Great Lady (1957)
References edit
- ^ Rogowski, Christian; Hans, Anjeana K.; Wahl, Chris; Walk, Cynthia (2011) [2010]. The Many Faces of Weimar Cinema: Rediscovering Germany's Filmic Legacy. Screen Cultures: German Film and the Visual. Rochester, N.Y.: Camden House. p. 299. ISBN 978-1571135322. JSTOR 10.7722/j.ctt163tbh4.
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