Monte Carlo has been the setting of many films, books, television shows, and video games.
Films •
Foolish Wives (1922), although it was filmed in
California. •
Rebecca (1940), an
Alfred Hitchcock film with Monte Carlo and its famous casino as the setting, starring
Laurence Olivier and
Joan Fontaine. •
To Catch a Thief (1954), an
Alfred Hitchcock film with Monte Carlo and its famous casino as the setting, starring
Cary Grant and
Grace Kelly, the future Princess Grace of Monaco. •
Grand Prix (1966), starring
James Garner,
Eva Marie Saint, and
Yves Montand. •
Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969) also known by its American title,
Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies starring
Tony Curtis &
Terry Thomas. •
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977) starring
Dean Jones &
Don Knotts. • The
James Bond films
Never Say Never Again (1983), and
GoldenEye (1995) feature the
Monte Carlo Casino. •
A Ghost in Monte Carlo (1990), a
Barbara Cartland TV movie starring
Christopher Plummer,
Oliver Reed,
Lysette Anthony. •
Once Upon a Crime (1992) The plot revolves around a series of couples in Monte Carlo, Monaco. •
I Spy (2002) •
Iron Man 2 (2010) features the Monaco Grand Prix. •
Monte Carlo (2011) • The
DreamWorks film, ''
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted'' (2012), features the
Monte Carlo Casino. •
Rebecca (2020), a
Netflix production with
Lily James,
Armie Hammer and
Kristin Scott Thomas as main characters.
Literature • Monte Carlo is featured in
Edith Wharton's novel
The House of Mirth (1905) as a backdrop for the leisure activities of New York's upper class in the early 20th century. • The first few chapters of the
Gothic novel
Rebecca (1938) are set in Monte Carlo.
Music • The 1891
music hall song "
The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo", written by
Fred Gilbert about a real life English trickster in Monte Carlo and popularised in 1892 by singer and comedian
Charles Coborn. • The Prince and Princess of Monte Carlo are characters in the
Savoy opera The Grand Duke (1896) by
Gilbert and Sullivan. •
Monte Carlo is an
Edwardian musical comedy in two acts with a book by Sidney Carlton, music by
Howard Talbot and lyrics by
Harry Greenbank first performed in 1896. •
La Dame de Monte Carlo is a monologue for soprano and orchestra composed by
Francis Poulenc in 1961 based on a poem from
Jean Cocteau’s
Théâtre de poche. • "Monte Carlo Nights" is a song by
Grover Washington Jr composed in 2001. • "Goin' Down To Monte Carlo" is a song by
Van Morrison composed in 2012. • In the British private detective series,
Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), the eleventh episode, "
The Ghost who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo" (1969), is set in Monte Carlo. •
The Bold and the Beautiful series (1987–) featured a number of episodes filmed on location in the city in 2016 and 2017. It is the location for the annual
Spencer Summit.
Video games • The
Gran Turismo series often features the
Circuit de Monaco, albeit credited as "Côte d'Azur" and marked as being in France. • The
indie game ''
Monaco: What's Yours is Mine'' • The 1992
point-and-click game
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis • Various
Formula One video games features the historic Circuit de Monaco. • The
Colin McRae Rally and DiRT series, as well as the
World Rally Championship series, feature Monte Carlo as rally stages. •
James Bond 007: Blood Stone features a level set in Monte Carlo. and Monte Carlo from the lookout near the
Prince's Palace of Monaco in
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