Die Gräfin von Monte Christo

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  • Genre: Feature film / Extract
  • Year: 1931/1932
  • Runtime: 07:06 min
  • Description: The video shows the first five minutes of the film. Film synopsis: Jeanette and Mimi, two extras, want to become actresses but have yet to wait for their breakthrough. Jeanette, in particular, is desperate for success as her boyfriend, the reporter Stephan, is on the verge of losing his job. When Jeanette and Mimi get to drive a noble car during the shooting of a film, Jeanette gives it a go and the two girls elope together. They finally arrive at a mundane winter sport resort where Jeanette registers a room for them under the name of "Countess of Monte Christo". They get along fine until the impostors Rumowski and "The Baron" put up at the same hotel. Soon, the two impostors see through Jeanette′s and Mimi′s lie and consider them as rivals. But the trouble really starts when the police disclose Rumowski′s and "The Baron′s" plans. Now, Jeanette and Mimi also have to flee the hotel. Back in Vienna, they think to be safe again...
    "Die Gräfin von Monte Christo" was digitized by Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung as part of the film heritage funding program "Förderprogramm Filmerbe" (FFE) in 2022. filmportal.de, the central internet platform for German cinema and a department of DFF - Deutsches Filminstitut und Filmmuseum, documents the progress and results of "Förderprogramm Filmerbe", which is funded by the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, the German federal states and the German Federal Film Board. The first five minutes of feature-length films digitized with funding from the FFE are presented on filmportal.de to document the successful completion of the respective project.
  • Provider: Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung
  • Rights: In Copyright / Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung
  • Production company: Universum-Film AG (UFA) (Berlin)
  • Director: Karl Hartl
  • Language: de