The Count of Monte Cristo
1934 · Movie · 113 min. · United States
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 his 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.
Direction Rowland V. Lee
Cast Robert Donat · Elissa Landi · Louis Calhern · Sidney Blackmer · Raymond Walburn · O.P. Heggie · Irene Hervey · Georgia Caine · Walter Walker
Soundtrack Alfred Newman
Screenplay Philip Dunne · Dan Totheroh · Rowland V. Lee · Alejandro Dumas
Cinematography J. Peverell Marley
Original title The Count of Monte Cristo
6.7
394 votes (FilmAffinity)
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