The Count of Monte Cristo
By: Reliance Pictures ; screenplay by Philip Dunne, Dan Totheroh, Rowland V. Lee ; produced by Edward Small ; directed by Rowland V. Lee
Contributors: Hervey, Irene, 1909-1998; Calhern, Louis, 1895-1956; Donat, Robert, 1905-1958; Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870; Hen's Tooth Video (Firm); Reliance Pictures (Firm)
Edition: Full screen version.
Publisher: Hen's Tooth Video
Published: 2012
Place of publication: United States]
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 113
Subjects: Drama; Treasure troves; False imprisonment; Escapes
Work titles: Count of Monte Cristo (Motion picture : 1934)
Description: Edmond Dantes is a common seaman falsely accused of spying during the Napoleonic Wars. Imprisoned without trial in the infamous Chateau d'If, he spends over a decade in solitary confinement. With the aid of a fellow captive, he makes a daring escape. Once outside, he fabricates a stately new identity as the Count of Monte Cristo and vows to bring the villains who framed him to justice. A classic swashbuckler based on the 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas.
Notes: Adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas.

Original released as a motion picture in 1934.

Release date: Feb. 7, 2012.

Editor, Grant Whytock ; director of photography, J. Peverell Marley.

Irene Hervey, Louis Calhern, Robert Donat.

DVD; Dolby Digital mono. 2.0.

English dialogue; English subtitles.