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Robert Donat, Elissa Landi, Louis Calhern

Edmond Dantes is imprisoned in the Chateau d'If without trial, for carrying a message from Napoleon in exile on Elba. After being told that he died in prison, his fiance Mercedes is forced to marry hi...( read more  read more... )s rival De Villefort. Twenty years later, Dantes escapes with the help of the Abbe Faria, who leaves him the treasure of Monte Cristo. Dantes, now called the Count of Monte Cristo, plans his revenge on the three who framed him.

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Unrated, 113 min.

Directed by: Rowland V. Lee

Release Date: September 7, 1934

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  • rubystevens
    July 7, 2008
    rubystevens
    somewhat melodramatic but still the best film adaptation of dumas' classic, a childhood fave of mine. <3 robert donat
  • groaningbitch
    June 26, 2008
    groaningbitch
    "the count of monte cristo" is the first sound flick adapted from dumas' masterpiece. and it shows the versatile scale of the 39 steps legendary actor robert donat's potentiality for swashbuckler gendre, and also it is donat's first collaboration with hollywood. undisputedly robe...( read more)rt donat's version is the best ever on screen.

    "the count of monte cristo" is alexander dumas' classic tale of chivalric avengence. donat plays dantes who has been wrongly accused of treason, and he vows to revenge due to the loss of his youth and his one true love, then he discovers the treasure of monte cristo so he purchases himself a status to cast doom to those who have mistreated him maliciously. it has the essence of swashbuckler as well as the confrontation of good and evil, but it's dubbed with a sense of solemnity instead of the errolesque frivolosity which populates in this gendre.

    the movie remains faithful to dumas' book and robert donat does have the knightly presence of enigmatic count and his elegance oozes from the sword duets and every suave phrase of his. the story is handled concisely to catch up the proper pace without over-sentimentalized melodramaticity despite its apparent tint of romanticism.

    eccentricly the mere approach for this flick to occur to people's sight would be the cameo in "v for vedentta" which is natalie portman's recent flick of dystopic graphic novel. "the count of monte cristo" becomes the parallelling comparison to the disfigured pratagonist's ruin of wretched betrayls.

    robert donat's accomplished performance in monte cristo earns himself an opportunity to take the lead in "captain blood" which leaves to errol flynn later. but donat turns it down becuz of his disdain for hollywood and his reluctance to shoot the production inside united states. donat is also one of hitchcock's fav leading men and hitchcock has scheduled three flicks in a row for him: "the 39 steps"," the secret agent" and "sabotage" but donat could only be in one due to his asthma illness and his dilemma of multi contracts. donat shall be one of the most talented, handsomest and mostly underused actors in britain who could have achieved superstardom. but he's tragically forgotten, so is his "count of monte cristo".
  • codyfranklin2
    July 9, 2008
    codyfranklin2
    Nice adaptation of a good story. Donat is flawless as usual and the supporting cast does a great job too. I love the old swashbuckling films of the '30's and this one up there with Captain Blood and The Sea Hawk. Donat is really underrated.
  • DrLappos
    February 14, 2008
    DrLappos
    Loved it...and the eternal remakes. Great stories have a habit of making any movie.
  • emmyxy
    March 11, 2009
    emmyxy
    This movey is ever green
  • tmwvalley
    November 19, 2008
    tmwvalley
    I want to see this because of 'V For Vendetta'
  • funnyface44
    October 5, 2008
    funnyface44
    i have the book but never read it maybe now i will ,not
  • wihyena
    August 25, 2008
    wihyena
    I'd be interested in seeing this version.
  • hypathio7
    July 6, 2008
    hypathio7
    nominated for best picture by NBR
  • Mrunexpected
    May 19, 2008
    Mrunexpected
    i like dis novel n it's my fav:

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  • KentAron
    August 12, 2006
    KentAron
    yeah... what version of the movie is this? anyone gonna give a single clue as to showing? cuz maybe i like the classic and not the remake or the other way around... FIX THIS PAGE
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