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The Count of Monte Cristo

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After the death of its captain, seafarer Edmond Dantes (Richard Chamberlain) successfully brings in the merchant vessel belonging to his employers only to find himself framed for the murder. Jailed on a remote island, he meets fellow prisoner Abbe Faria (Trevor Howard) who provides Edmond with the education he never had as well as hope of escaping to find a buried fortune. When Edmond finally does break free, he locates the treasure and vows to avenge himself with it.
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Audience Member A wonderful movie from 1974 / 5 by a very famous author .... Exciting , brilliant story and revengeful ! Very , very good acting too , highly recommended Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/25/24 Full Review Gerry M Made for TV, this carries a lot of the original story without too many hideous changes, Read the book to understand better, Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/31/24 Full Review Jelisije J A pretty good tv adaption that starts off a bit wrong, but quickly recovers with strong performances from the actors that really brings the characters to life. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/30/24 Full Review Jack S A lavish and generally well made television version that would have benefitted from a little narrative focus—the massive classic novel is just too broad a source to effectively cover with this much detail and this many characters in merely a 1-3/4 hour long production. Chamberlain makes a fine and dashing Dantes, but Curtis is unfortunately miscast. Nelligan, in her debut, strongly dominates her every scene—more of her and simply less of everything else would have satisfyingly improved the result here. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member A very watered down version of the book, which is no bad thing. However, the hammy acting lives up to the ridiculous nature of the story. Pretty average stuff and not worth watching on any level really. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member One of the 1000 movies to see before death. For those who love the greatest films ever. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis After the death of its captain, seafarer Edmond Dantes (Richard Chamberlain) successfully brings in the merchant vessel belonging to his employers only to find himself framed for the murder. Jailed on a remote island, he meets fellow prisoner Abbe Faria (Trevor Howard) who provides Edmond with the education he never had as well as hope of escaping to find a buried fortune. When Edmond finally does break free, he locates the treasure and vows to avenge himself with it.
Director
David Greene
Producer
Norman Rosemont
Screenwriter
Sidney Carroll
Production Co
Incorporated Television Company (ITC), Norman Rosemont Productions
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2017
Runtime
1h 43m
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