Production Year: 1975 - Action & Adventure - Director: David Greene - Original Language: English - Classification: Universal - Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Trevor Howard, Louis Jourdan, Donald Pleasence, Kate Nelligan, Tony Curtis, Christopher Guard more
The Count Of Monte Cristo
In this made for television adaptation Richard Chamberlain plays Edmond Dantes an innocent
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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 t...
Production Year: 2005 - Action/Adventure - Director: Doug Liman - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington, Keith David, Chris Weitz
Production Year: 2000 - Action/Adventure - Director: Joseph McGinty - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Kelly Lynch, Tim Curry, Sam Rockwell, Crispin Glover
Advantages: Great performences, Superb story Disadvantages: Mix of accents, some of original story lost
...loved it and now own the DVD. My copy cost £7 from HMV; it is also available from Play and Amazon for around £6.
The front of the DVD case looks like the photograph shown. The back has a short description of the plot and some credits. This film was produced in 1975, and this DVD version released in 2007. Plot
The film is a made-for-TV movie adaption of the novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas and is set in the Napoleonic era and stars ... ...to become a Captain in the Navy and is set to marry his true love, Mercedes (played by Kate Nelligan).
Dantes plans are scuppered by three men who falsely accuse him of conspiring with Napoleon. Dantes is sentenced to live out his life in an isolated prison fortress, the Chateau D'If, on the island of Monte-Cristo. Dantes desire for revenge on the men who ruined his life is the only thing that can save him.
It is here that he meets Abbé Faria, ...
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Advantages: A few well-played parts, visually impressive. Disadvantages: Script and plot are weak, characters too stereotypical.
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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 the story...
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Advantages: The advantages to buying The Count Of Monte Cristo would be enjoying an amazing movie. Disadvantages: The disadvantages would be a decrease of some pounds or dollars in your wallet.
...I recently saw The Count Of MonteCristo at my Grandmother's house for the first time. It was the most amazing movie I have ever seen. Jim Cavizel does an amazing job and he really fits the character. He also isn't hard on the eyes. This movie is entertaining, action packed and it has an incredible plot line. I don't want to give too much away but it's a movie that almost everyone can enjoy. This movie would make a great gift for holidays or birthdays as well. I thoroughly enjoying this film and anyone else who saw it would as well. Jim Cavizel also stars in the movie Frequency with Dennis Quaid, another outstanding film with another amazing plot line....
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