The Countess of Monte Cristo (1932 film)

1932 film

The Countess of Monte Cristo
German film poster

German	Die Gräfin von Monte-Christo

Directed by	Karl Hartl
Written by	Walter Reisch
Produced by	Gregor Rabinovitch
Starring	Brigitte Helm Rudolf Forster Lucie Englisch
Cinematography	Franz Planer
Edited by	Rudolf Schaad
Music by	Allan Gray
Production companies	Majestic-Film UFA
Distributed by	UFA
Release date	22 April 1932 (1932-04-22)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

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 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

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

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

References

^ 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.