After being falsely accused of a crime, Edmond Dantes is imprisoned on an isolated island. He manages to escape and discovers a hidden treasure, which he uses to reinvent himself as the Count of Monte Cristo. With his new identity, he plots revenge against those who wronged him.

Serge Menessier has been paid to shoot a reportage on his ex-wife's depression. Now remarried, he has accepted the job to pay his debts and maybe because he is still in love with her, a famous actress whose career he contributed to launch.

Ticky Edriss, a dwarf, develops a scheme to avenge him on society and extort a bank.

A female journalist beats two male rivals to a scoop by exposing a white slave racket going on right in 50s Paris.

A couple, convinced that extramarital affairs bring marriage to life, are having the time of their lives. But trouble begins when the bride falls in love with another man and abandons her husband.

During the Indochina War, Lieutenant Perrin and his men, French soldiers, hold a remote post. They lived in harmony with the local population. Over time, they have managed to forge a peaceful relationship with the villagers. The French have built a school and a dispensary. But all their efforts are suddenly wiped out when Viet Minh resistance fighters storm their post.