The Count of Monte Cristo (1975 film)

The Count of Monte Cristo (1975 film)

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name = The Count of Monte-Cristo

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director = David Greene
producer = Norman Rosemont
writer = Alexandre Dumas, père (book)
Sidney Carroll
starring = Richard Chamberlain
Kate Nelligan
Tony Curtis
Donald Pleasence
Trevor Howard
awards = Emmy NominationOutstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy Richard Chamberlain
Emmy NominationOutstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama SpecialTrevor Howard
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distributor = add
released = January 10, 1975
runtime = 119 minutes
language = English
Italian (known as Conte di Montecristo, Il)
imdb_id = 0072824
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"The Count of Monte-Cristo" is a 1975 television film, produced by ITC Entertainment and based upon the book "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas, père. It was directed by David Greene and starred Richard Chamberlain as Edmond Dantes, Kate Nelligan as Mercedes, Tony Curtis as Fernand Mondego, Donald Pleasence as Danglars, and Trevor Howard as Abbe Faria. ITC had previously produced a 39-part tv series based on the same source material, in 1956.

This version was nominated for two Emmys: Richard Chamberlain for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program - Drama or Comedy, and Trevor Howard for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special.

This version tends to emphasize the complex psychological drama that unfolds in which Chamberlain (as Dantes) manipulates characters until the final swordfight with Curtis (as Mondego). The courtroom scene in which Chamberlain brings down Louis Jourdan (as crown prosecutor De Villefort) is a highlight of the film. As in the classic 1934 film version and the 2002 remake, however, important characters are omitted. In both the 1975 and 2002 versions, the methods of revenge that Dantes wreaks on his enemies are completely changed.

In contrast to other film versions, this one was originally made for television in the days before the VCR or DVD player. First shown nationally on NBC in 1975, it was annually featured on a local station as an evening movie. The present videocassettes do not include the commercials, but the timing and scene shifting remain. This tends to mimic the book by Dumas, which also shifted scenes between the characters.

Characters Omitted

*Luigi Vampa
*Maximilian Morrel
*Heloise Villefort
*Edouard Villefort
*Eugenie Danglars
*Marquis Saint-Méran
*Marquise of Saint-Méran
*Peppino

External links

*imdb title|id=0072824|title=The Count of Monte Cristo
*Character List http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/countofmontecristo/about.html
*Character List http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/montecristo/characters.html


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