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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

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     The Count of Monte Cristo
1934  NR  DRAMA  1h 53min
CAST— Robert Donat, Elissa Landi, Louis Calhern, Sidney Blackmer, Raymond Walburn, O. P. Heggie, Luis Alberni, Irene Hervey
MUSIC— Alfred Newman  DIRECTOR— Rowland V. Lee  BASED ON— The Count of Monte Cristo (Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) (novel), by Alexandre Dumas

     Intrigue and adventure unfold in this poetic vision of Alexandre Dumas’ classic account of revenge and redemption. A loyal sailor, Edmond Dantes, unwittingly becomes a key player in a game of espionage. Falsely accused of treason he’s sent away to rot in the secluded prison fortress of Château Dif. After years of imprisonment a fellow prisoner tells him of a fortune lying in secret on a faraway island. Dantes escapes prison, finds the treasure, and uses the funds to finance his revenge against those responsible for his imprisonment. A story often told, often retold, but many consider this to be one of the finest interpretations.
OUR RATING— ** ½
FOLLOWED BY— The Return of Monte Cristo (1936), The Son of Monte Cristo (1940)

REMADE AS— The Count of Monte Cristo (1954/1961/2002)

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