The Count of Monte Cristo [videorecording] / Reliance Pictures ; screenplay by Philip Dunne, Dan Totheroh, Rowland V. Lee ; produced by Edward Small ; directed by Rowland V. Lee.
Irene Hervey, Louis Calhern, Robert Donat. Adapted from the novel by Alexandre Dumas. Original released as a motion picture in 1934. Release date: Feb. 7, 2012.
Summary:
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.
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