The Son of Monte Cristo

A hero known as The Count falls in love with a rightful ruler and becomes involved in an underground resistance to overthrow a dictator and protect the human rights of the people. The Son of Monte Cristo is a 1940 American English-language Adventure Drama film starring Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, George Sanders, Florence Bates, Lionel Royce, Montagu Love and Victor Zimmerman. Edward Small Productions was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Edward Small. The Son of Monte Cristo is written by George Bruce and directed by Rowland V. Lee. United Artists acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. The Son of Monte Cristo was released on 10th January 1941 and takes a screen time of 102 minutes. The Film was successful at box office. The Son of Monte Cristo was made on a budget of $35 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $75 million. Cinematography was done by George Robinson and editing by Arthur Roberts. The music was composed by Edward Ward.