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The Count of Monte-Cristo

1975 · 119 min

A stately, brooding costume revenge saga that rewards patience with grand confrontations and a bitter, satisfying sense of justice.

Directed by
David Greene
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Richard Chamberlain, Trevor Howard, Louis Jourdan
Overview
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

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Directed by
David Greene
Genres
Adventure, Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Richard Chamberlain, Trevor Howard, Louis Jourdan
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    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • revenge
    • betrayal
    • justice
    • obsession
    • grief
    Places
    • prison
    • sea
    • big city
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • twist ending
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore mild
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Action6
    Horror1
    Humour1
    Realism7
    Romance5
    Tension6
    Darkness7
    Complexity7
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    adventure, drama, tv movie
    Directed by
    David Greene
    Written by
    Sidney Carroll
    Starring
    Richard Chamberlain, Trevor Howard, Louis Jourdan, Donald Pleasence, Tony Curtis, Kate Nelligan, Angelo Infanti, Harold Bromley
    Music
    Allyn Ferguson
    Cinematography
    Aldo Tonti
    Runtime
    119 min
    Country
    Italy, United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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