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The Secret of Monte-Cristo
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One of Alexandre Dumas's most popular adventure novels is "The Count of Monte-Cristo". What is little known is that the famous writer made up neither its plot nor its characters. Dumas actually heard the true story of a man named François Picault during a stay at a private mansion and only adapted it into the novel everybody knows . Picault (who in the book would become Edmond Dantès) was about to marry the beautiful Marguerite (Mercédès in the novel) when he was denounced by three jealous friends who falsely accused him of being a spy for England. Picault was placed under a form of house arrest. In his prison, he made friends with an Italian abbot. When the man died, he left his fortune to Picault whom he had begun to treat as a son. On his release, Picault, who had become wealthy, was able to pursue his ruthless revenge on the three men who were responsible for his misfortune.
Cast
![Pierre Brasseur](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//y9moezayXgiGbJWa9V1tFuljjc8.jpg)
Pierre Brasseur
François Picault
![Georges Vitray](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//kAzmt9PJzGqvh24JFyNeWZ3sfxe.jpg)
Georges Vitray
Gervais Chambard
![Pierre Larquey](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//j7AU9O9RmXiWAZr5FrqP75c7qxr.jpg)
Pierre Larquey
Jacob Muller
![Marcelle Derrien](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//fLgknjgwzxuJkag2wtsNR4ZALrH.jpg)
Marcelle Derrien
Isabelle
![Madeleine Lebeau](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//4Mx6Nj7sPwA8OWHgcWOTL6OXWWE.jpg)
Madeleine Lebeau
Marguerite Vigouroux
![Edmond Ardisson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//jxc5IxzzJgw9mFcxysp1qgLfgSM.jpg)
Edmond Ardisson
Guilhem Savori
![Jean Brunel](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jean Brunel
![Robert Dalban](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//r4diJBYpm9agkUO78KDbC2fbCyr.jpg)
Robert Dalban
Mathieu Loupian
![Dominique Davray](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//iDyCYbiG1psmdbSGfiAp99oNmEs.jpg)
Dominique Davray
![Marcel Delaître](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//xISmC1J0Vd9VeVV8p7THpNgJvHe.jpg)
Marcel Delaître
Father Farina
![Liliane Guyot](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Liliane Guyot
The marquise
![Charles Lemontier](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//tfBW1dQeDvKYSEKOM2pQiYELJ4M.jpg)
Charles Lemontier
Antoine Hallu
![Julien Maffre](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//uV1dzXE5tsGFSgncVWUwNshY40W.jpg)
Julien Maffre
The policeman
![Jacqueline Marbaux](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Jacqueline Marbaux
Jeanne Hallu
![René Marc](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
René Marc
The doctor
![Jean Marsan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w200//acKfa30L7Uw7Yxth9Z2fzFpWC82.jpg)
Jean Marsan
The seller
![Georges Paulais](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Georges Paulais
The prefect
![Gilles Quéant](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Gilles Quéant
Rémi
![Émile Ronet](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Émile Ronet
Monsieur Bastien
![Georges Saint-Val](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Georges Saint-Val
The neighbor
![Victor Vina](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)
Victor Vina
The mayor
![René Wilmet](/_next/static/media/notFound.aecd17f8.png)