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allmovie ((( the count of monte cristo > overview ))) » in theaters » quick browse » essays » glossary » new releases » movie trailers » the final take » spotlight archive   noah hathaway (11/13/1971)gerard butler (11/13/1969)isabel blanch (11/13/1906)harold young (11/13/1897) overview review cast production credits awards buy     the count of monte cristo send to friend yearrun time1934114 min.amg ratingcountriesmpaa ratingusanrcategorycolor typefeatureb&w, available in colorized versiondirectorwilfred lucas, rowland v. leegenre / typeadventure costume adventure escape film adventure drama period filmflagssuitable for childrenkeywordsrevenge deception escape frame-up imprisonment love noble prison swashbuckler treasure villain against-all-oddsthemesrags to riches miscarriage of justice assumed identitiestonesatmospheric rousing sweepingmoodshigh on emotionfrom bookthe count of monte cristoproduced byreliance pictures / universalreleased byunited artistsamg video idv 11131corrections to this entry?plot synopsisby hal ericksonfew famous novels have been filmed as often as alexandre dumas' the count of monte cristo--and few versions are as enjoyable as this 1934 adaptation starring robert donat. donat plays edmond dantes, wrongly accused of a plot against the post-napoleonic french government. condemned to a prison cell in the impenetrable chateau d'if, dantes vows vengeance against the four conspirators who framed him. he is particularly anxious to give his ex-friend mondego (sidney blackmer) his comeuppance, since it was mondego who married dantes' fiancee mercedes (elissa landi). twelve years pass; with the help of ancient fellow prisoner abbe foria (o.p. heggie), dantes digs his way out of the chateau d'if and escapes. he finds the treasure of monte cristo, which makes him the wealthiest man in the world. he uses his riches to put his plan of revenge into motion, methodically destroying every one of his enemies. though he lives for vengeance, dantes--alias the count of monte cristo--has his humanity restored by the love of mercede, who despite her marriage has always remained spiritually faithful to him. according to publicity, the 1955 tv series based on the count of monte cristo was filmed on the standing sets from the 1934 film. this might well have been true, since both film and series were produced by edward small.similar moviesthe sword of monte cristo  (1951, maurice geraghty)under the red robe  (1936, victor sjöström)the prisoner of zenda  (1937, john cromwell, george cukor, w.s. van dyke)the man in the iron mask  (1939, james whale)the scarlet pimpernel  (1934, harold young)movies with the same personnelthe son of monte cristo  (1941, rowland v. lee)zoo in budapest  (1933, rowland v. lee)the sun never sets  (1939, rowland v. lee)one rainy afternoon  (1936, rowland v. lee)son of frankenstein  (1939, rowland v. lee)the tower of london  (1939, rowland v. lee)juarez  (1939, william dieterle)transatlantic merry-go-round  (1934, benjamin stoloff)other related movies is featured in:  v for vendetta  (2006, james mcteigue) is related to:  the count of monte cristo  (1974, david green, david greene)  the iron mask  (1929, allan dwan)  the count of monte cristo  (1998, josée dayan)  the count of monte cristo  (1986)  le comte de monte-cristo  (1954, robert vernay)  le comte de monte-cristo  (1961, claude autant-lara)  le comte de monte-cristo  (1942, robert vernay)  el conde de monte cristo  (1943)  the count of monte cristo  (2002, kevin reynolds)       about us | contact | employment | product submissions | advertise | privacy policy | terms of service | copyright policy © 2007 all media guide, llc. all rights reserved.

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