The Monte Carlo Story
The Monte Carlo Story is a 1956 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Samuel A. Taylor, based on an original story by Taylor, Marcello Girosi, and Dino Risi. Marcello Girosi produced the film, which was the first shot in the Technirama process. Jean Louis designed the costumes.
Plot
The story takes place against the backdrop of the glorious French Riviera. Marlene Dietrich plays a woman with a lot of class, but no money to satisfy her taste for the best things in life. She is dazzled by Count Della Fiabe, who is also trying to recuperate his debts at the gambling tables of the famous casino. To attract the woman, who he thinks is his meal ticket, the poor Italian noble man enlists the help of the same people to whom he owes money.
More details
| author | Dino Risi Samuel A. Taylor |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Monaco |
| director | Sam Taylor Samuel A. Taylor |
| editor | George White |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | end french riviera gamble meal ticket |
| musicBy | Renzo Rossellini |
| producer | Marcello Girosi |
| productionCompany | Tan Films Titanus |
| publisher | United Artists |
| theme | romantic comedy |