Sous le signe de Monte Cristo
5.5
1968
1 hr 40 min
Adventure
, History
Edmond Dantès, who was active in the resistance against the Nazis, is accused for being a Nazi collaborator and is imprisoned in the fortress of Sisteron.
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- Cast：
- Paul Barge , Claude Jade , Anny Duperey , Pierre Brasseur , Paul Le Person , Michel Auclair , Raymond Pellegrin
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