Take a classic, swashbuckling story, add unforgettable songs, fill it with a cast of cool ... more
characters including a very funky feline and you've got the latest adaptation of Alexander Dumas' classic tale THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO.From the first rousing sa...
The Count of Monte Cristo tells the dramatic story of Edmond Dantes, a young French sailor ... more
who is falsely denounced as a political traitor and unjustly imprisoned for eighteen years without trial. After a daring escape, Dantes flees to the island of Monte Cristo where he finds a colossal treasure of gold and jewells bequeathed to him by a dying inmate. Using these riches, he assumes a new identity and devises a plan to take vengeance on all those who betrayed him.
Jim Caviezel (Pay it Forward, Thin Red Line) and Guy Pearce (Momento, The Time Machine), ... more
two of the hottest young actors today, give sizzling performances alongside Richard Harris (Harry Potter) in THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO - Dashing young sailor Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezel) is a guileless and honest young man whose peaceful life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes (Dagmara Dominczyk) are abruptly shattered when his best friend Fernand (Guy Pearce) betrays him. Unlawfully sentenced to the infamous island prison of Chateau D'If, Edmond is trapped in a nightmare that lasts for thirteen years. With the help of an equally innocent fellow inmate (Richard Harris), Dantes plots his mission to escape from prison, whereupon he transforms himself into thy mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo with only one thing on his mind - revenge.
It is the height of the Napoleonic era and for Edmond Dantes (Richard Chamberlain), life ... more
is on the perfect course. He is about to become a Captain in the Navy and marry his true love, Mercedes (Kate Nelligan). His plans are shattered by three men (Donald Pleasence, Tony Curtis and Alessio Orano), who falsely accuse him of conspiring with Napoleon. Prosecuted by the conniving de Villefort (Louis Jordan), he is sentenced to an agonising life on the isolated island fortress of Monte-Cristo. The only thing that keeps him alive is his overwhelming desire for revenge...
In this made for television adaptation Richard Chamberlain plays Edmond Dantes an ... more
innocent man who is falsely accused of helping the exiled Napoleon and imprisoned on an island. After 15 harsh years he makes his escape and proceeds to take revenge on the people who framed him. With Trevor Howard Tony Curtis (as the evil Mondego) Louis Jourdan and Donald Pleasence.
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Advantages: A few well-played parts, visually impressive. Disadvantages: Script and plot are weak, characters too stereotypical.
If you did like The Man in the Iron Mask, you'll like The Count of MonteCristo because it is along similar lines. Fans of swashbuckling action should also rejoice - there's a fair bit of that. My wife claims to have enjoyed it greatly - but her judgement tends to rely exclusively on how good looking the star is (Caviezel scored nine out of ten, in case you were interested!). If you do decide that you want to see The Count of MonteCristo , you would be best to find a cinema that is re-showing it (my cinema re-runs older movies on Saturday mornings) instead of watching it on DVD or VHS - you won't appreciate the sheer scale of the locations otherwise.
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Running time - 131 mins. It really needs this long to tell ...
Advantages: Good old fashioned romp Disadvantages: Not enough romping
for the incarcerated Edmond until a chance encounter with fellow prisoner Abbe (Richard Harris) leads him to formulate an elaborate plan to get his own back on those who betrayed him. His revenge keeps him sane, and many years after his capture, he is finally ready to re-emerge in his new guise as The Count of MonteCristo, and exact his revenge?
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Remade 10 times (3 times for TV), you have to start wondering whether or not Hollywood have any original ideas left. Fortunately, this is not an ill-fated attempt at polishing a turd ? it?s a surprisingly engaging old-fashioned yarn. I can?t say I?ve seen any of the other attempts to bring Alexandre Dumas? classic novel to the screen, but this suitably impressed me.
***ACTING UP***
Jim Caviezel is one of those actors whose face you?ll know, but probably won?t remember for doing a superb acting ...
Advantages: Good action, looks great, fantastic story Disadvantages: Average script and acting, misses lots out from the book
is now married to his enemy and they are living in Paris. So he goes off and tracks them down, and with his new-found wealth, he can finally get his vengeance on all those that betrayed him, under the pretence of the Count of MonteCristo?
As I said, I do like this genre of film anyway, so I was always going to enjoy this. It has everything an adventure film should have: a gripping storyline, a dastardly villain (but not over the top), some great swashbuckling action, stunning locations and costumes, and even buried treasure. The acting from the two leads is fine, if not ground-breaking, with Guy Pearce being cast perfectly as the baddie due to his evil grin. There are also appearances from the late Richard Harris as Faria, and possibly someone off Taggart playing Napoleon Bonaparte; see if you recognise him! The woman who plays ...
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Product details
Genre
Family
Classification
Universal
Production Year
2003
Video Category
Feature Film
Plot
Two years after being imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, Edmond Dantes escapes with a map given to him by his fellow prisoner showing hidden treasure on the Isle of Monte Cristo. He returns to France with the treasure and seeks justice as the Count himself.
Release details
DVD Region
DVD
Studio(s)
ABBEY HOME MEDIA; ARVATO SERVICES
Release date
24/05/2004
No of Discs
1
Catalogue No
AHEDVD 3075
Barcode
5012106930759
Author
Alexandre Dumas
Writer
Alexandre Dumas
Languages
Main Language
English
Technical information
Animated
Animated
DVD Description
An animated children's version of the classic Alexandre Dumas tale of THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO.
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