Editing Monte Carlo (section)

==Cultural depictions==
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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 film)|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 film)|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|Terry Thomas]].
* ''[[Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo]]'' (1977) starring [[Dean Jones (actor)|Dean Jones]] & [[Don Knotts]].
* The [[James Bond]] films ''[[Never Say Never Again]]'' (1983), and ''[[GoldenEye]]'' (1995) feature the [[Monte Carlo Casino]].
* ''[[Once upon a Crime (1992 film)|Once Upon a Crime]]'' (1992) The plot revolves around a series of couples in Monte Carlo, Monaco. 
* ''[[I Spy (2002 film)|I Spy]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' (2010) features the Monaco Grand Prix.
* ''[[Monte Carlo (2011 film)|Monte Carlo]]'' (2011)
* The [[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]] film, ''[[Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted]]'' (2012), features the [[Monte Carlo Casino]].
* [[A Ghost in Monte Carlo|''A Ghost in Monte Carlo'' (1990)]], a [[Barbara Cartland]] TV movie<ref>{{Citation|last=Hough|first=John|title=A Ghost in Monte Carlo|date=2 April 1990|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099655/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt|type=Drama, Romance|others=Sarah Miles, Oliver Reed, Christopher Plummer, Samantha Eggar|publisher=Gainsborough Pictures, The Grade Company, Turner Pictures (I)|access-date=28 February 2021}}</ref> starring [[Christopher Plummer]], [[Oliver Reed]], [[Lysette Anthony]].
* ''[[Rebecca (2020 film)|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|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 fiction|Gothic]] novel [[Rebecca (novel)|''Rebecca'']] (1938) are set in Monte Carlo.

=== Music ===
* The 1891 [[music hall]] song "[[The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo — music hall hit was inspired by a shady character |url=https://ig.ft.com/life-of-a-song/monte-carlo.html |access-date=19 February 2025 |work=Financial Times}}</ref>
* The Prince and Princess of Monte Carlo are characters in the [[Savoy opera]] ''[[The Grand Duke]]'' (1896) by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gsarchive.net/grand_duke/html/short_summary.html|title=The Grand Duke Plot Summary|website=www.gsarchive.net}}</ref>
* ''[[Monte Carlo (musical)|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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gsarchive.net/british/montecarlo/index.html|title=Monte Carlo|website=gsarchive.net}}</ref>
* ''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''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=3908|title=La Dame de Monte-Carlo (Cocteau, set by (Francis Poulenc)) (The LiederNet Archive: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)|website=www.lieder.net}}</ref>
* "Monte Carlo Nights" is a song by [[Grover Washington Jr]] composed in 2001.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lyrics.com/lyrics/monte+carlo|title=Lyrics containing the term: monte carlo|website=www.lyrics.com}}</ref>
* "Goin' Down To Monte Carlo" is a song by [[Van Morrison]] composed in 2012.<ref name="auto"/>

=== Television ===
* 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 family (The Bold and the Beautiful)|Spencer]] Summit.

=== Video games ===
* The ''[[Gran Turismo (series)|Gran Turismo]]'' series often features the [[Circuit de Monaco]], albeit credited as "Côte d'Azur" and marked as being in France.
* The [[Independent video game development|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|''Colin McRae Rally'' and ''DiRT'']] series, as well as the ''[[WRC (video game series)|World Rally Championship]]'' series, feature Monte Carlo as rally stages.
* ''[[James Bond 007: Blood Stone]]'' features a level set in Monte Carlo.
[[File:Monaco pano b.jpg|thumb|750px|center|Panorama of [[La Condamine]] and Monte Carlo from the lookout near the [[Prince's Palace of Monaco]] in [[Monaco-Ville]]]]
[[File:Monaco city panorama May 2015.jpg|thumb|750px|center|Monte Carlo city panorama from train station, May 2015]]