To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. The count of monte cristo is a movie that incorporates piracy, napoleon in exile, betrayal, solitary confinement, secret messages, escape tunnels, swashbuckling, comic relief, a treasure map, parisian high society and sweet revenge, and brings it in at under two hours, with performances by good actors who are clearly having fun. Written by alexandre dumas who also penned the wellknown the three musketeers in the same year the epic swashbuckler style tale of a man who sets out to get his revenge on those who wronged him has been brought to the screen both big and small. David goyer has signed to direct an adaptation of the classic alexandre dumas revenge tale that is being made by constantin films. Sure, the filmmakers made all efforts, if you look at the settings, equipment and clothes.
Based on alexander dumas classic novel of adventure and revenge, this film features richard chamberlain as the beleaguered count who is. Elisa laudi and robert donat in the count of monte cristo, 1929. With jim caviezel, guy pearce, richard harris, james frain. Librivoxs the count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas in m4b audio book format. Robert donat chose to make only one film in hollywood, the count of monte cristo 1934, adapted from alexandre dumas novel, and directed by rowland v. Dantes robert donat, now as monte cristo catches mondego douglas walton about to commit murder, then reveals himself as his elegant vengeance begins in rowland v.
The plot is riddled with unconvincing coincidences and occurences as indeed was the book, but other than that this is a wellmade, enjoyable film, with some literate dialogue and believable action sequences. A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous friend, escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge. Tales from a thousand and one nights and heart of darkness to herodotuss the histories, the travels of marco polo, jon krakauers into thin air and robert young pelton s the adventurist. I remember seeing this movie as a teen and promptly fell in love with edmund dantes and richard chamberlain.
What the 1934 film did was take the core of the revenge story from the many elements and threads in the book and add swashbuckling there are no sword fights in the book, and changed the ending to keep the punters happy. The count of monte cristo is getting another remake, but with. Like the mask of zorro, monte cristo balances its anachronistic sensibilities and overthetop set pieces with genuine emotion and a real moral dimension even, in monte cristo, a spiritual dimension. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical task forces. When the dashing and guileless edmond dantes caviezel is betrayed by his best friend pearce and wrongly imprisoned, he becomes consumed by thoughts of vengeance. From the count of monte cristo, the arabian nights. Diaphana edition video, unknown catalog number, unknown upc number. The wife of montecristo by jules lermina goodreads. Alexandre dumas pere novel, philip dunne screenplay, dan totheroh screenplay, rowland v. Monte cristo 1929 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The count of monte cristo 2002 action, adventure, drama, romance, thriller usa. I just love the count of monte cristo films my favorite being richard chamberlain, i kept seeing this on tv when it had been on for an hour or was just about to finish so thought it best to get the film, i really enjoyed it so comes a very close second for me, i think guy pierces plays an absolute blinder hes evil and some, brilliant film. The first film of this story, that i came to know, was the 1975 version with richard chamberlain as ruthless avenger and i must say, this older film 1961 with louis jourdan as edmond cannot compare with it. Overview of the count of monte cristo, 1934, directed by rowland v. One singlesided, singlelayered, region 0 ntsc dvdr disc, 1. Its therefore safe to assume that, because the film tanked so badly in a financial sense, it was unwise to reattempt the same mistake again and soon soon after. The count of monte cristo episode 1 online at animeplanet. Download the count of monte cristo 2002 movie full hd, divx. David goyer to direct count of monte cristo remake. The count of monte cristo us tv series with richard chamberlain. A young officer, falsely imprisoned by his jealous friends, escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
The count of monte cristo is a 1975 television film produced by itc entertainment and based upon the 1844 novel the count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas, pere. When published in english it was split into two parts. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Modern count of monte cristo movie in the works at warner bros. Download the count of monte cristo 2002 movie full hd, divx, dvd summary movie the count of monte cristo 2002 the count of monte cristo is a remake of the alexander dumas tale by the same name. George richard chamberlain born march 31, 1934 is an american actor and singer, who. The count of monte cristo reflects the story of salvation from the biblical narrative. It would take a lot to screw up a film version of the story. A young officer, falsely imprisoned by his jealous. What the 1934 film did was take the core of the revenge story from the many elements and threads in the book and add swashbuckling there are no sword fights in the book, and changed the ending to keep the punters happy brilliant. Monte cristo is a french silent film directed by henri fescourt, and is a film adaptation of the count of monte cristo, a novel by alexandre dumas, pere long forgotten, the film underwent a restoration effort from 1999 to 2006 under the direction of lenny borger, with funding by the arte channel.
For example, there is a savior and two people who are separated from each other and who are united after a confrontation with the antagonist. With jean angelo, lil dagover, gaston modot, jean toulout. With richard chamberlain, trevor howard, louis jourdan, donald pleasence. It was directed by david greene and starred richard chamberlain as. The count of monte cristo is making its way back to the big screen. In 2008 and 2009, he appeared as king arthur in the national tour of monty pythons spamalot. Nov 15, 2017 richard chamberlain on so graham norton. One of the more popular such literary works was the 1844 novel, the count of monte cristo. The count of monte cristo 1975 stream and watch online. My life in dangerous places, they all have a jawdropping story to tell in faroff. Robert, of course, starred as the eponymous count, edmond dantes, with elissa landi playing his love interest, mercedes.
The count of monte cristo 1974 richard chamberlain youtube. The count of monte cristo 1974 richard chamberlain. The count of monte cristo 1975 cast and crew moviefone. Lees the count of monte cristo, 1934 view the tcmdb entry for the count of monte cristo 1934. One of the most famous revenge stories, the count of monte cristo is here turned into a dashing, oldfashioned swashbuckler. There are many parallel themes, characters, and roles.
For many more librivox free m4b files visit our m4b catalog. May 31, 2012 the count of monte cristo reflects the story of salvation from the biblical narrative. Lee, with robert donat, elissa landi, louis calhern, at turner classic movies. The often filmed count of monte cristo is a filmmakers dream come true. This epic adaptation of the count of monte cristo was directed by henri fescourt, and stars jean angelo, lil dagover, pierre batcheff, the beautiful marie glory, and bernhard goetzke as the abbe faria. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. A tv adaptation of the classic alexandre dumas novel.
Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects. The count of monte cristo critics consensus though it may not reach for any new artistic heights, the count of monte cristo is an oldfashioned yet enjoyable swashbuckler. Poti vedea filmul the count of monte cristo 1975 online sau il poti descarca pentru a il vedea. Count of monte cristo, the 1934 movie clip dust off. The count of monte cristo 1975 cast and crew after the death of its captain, seafarer edmond dantes richard chamberlain successfully brings in the merchant vessel belonging to his employers. Young aristocrat albert visits the city of luna on the surface of the moon. Op zoek naar een films en series van richard chamberlain. Count of monte cristo 1975 dvd, richard chamberlain. The count of monte cristo 1975 richard chamberlain. He quickly falls under the spell of an enigmatic gentleman the count of monte cristo. Monte cristo grofja 1975 dvdrip xvid hun avi youtube. Urmareste filmul the count of monte cristo 1975 online subtitrat gratis.
After greedy men have edmound dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to get his revenge on them. The count of monte cristo 1975 richard chamberlain youtube. The count of monte cristo is getting another remake, but. Its therefore safe to assume that, because the film tanked so badly in a financial sense, it was unwise to reattempt the. The classic 1844 novel the count of monte cristo is coming back to the big screen, but with a twist on the material. Pg, 2 h 14 min jim caviezel, guy pearce, richard harris, james frain director. Im a sucker for good adventure stories, fiction or nonfiction. This is the kind of adventure picture the studios churned out. Poza o poti vedea in marime naturala daca apesi pe ea. Modern count of monte cristo movie in the works at warner. The son of monte cristo 1940 e the return of monte cristo 1946.
The count of monte cristo stock photos and images alamy. Released 1975, the count of monte cristo stars richardchamberlain, tonycurtis, trevorhoward, louisjourdan the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 43 min, and received a score of 61 out of 100 on. The count of monte cristo from a biblical perspective. All film versions of the count of monte cristo are going to be compared to the classic robert donat version from 1934. This is an action movie thats also a morality play, a tale of injustice and vengeance that actually reckons on god, faith, and divine justice. The count of monte cristo from a biblical perspective jbpereira.
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