Monte Cristo (1922)
1h 40m
Running Time
September 3, 1922Release Date
Monte Cristo (1922)
1h 40m
Running Time
September 3, 1922Release Date
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Plot.
A film adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of.
Where to Watch.
FreeCurrently Monte Cristo is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
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Cast & Crew.
John Gilbert
Edmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo
Estelle Taylor
Mercedes, Countess de Morcerf
Robert McKim
De Villefort
William V. Mong
Caderousse
Virginia Brown Faire
Princess Haidee
George Siegmann
Luigi Vampa
Spottiswoode Aitken
Abbé Faria
Ralph Cloninger
Fernand, Count de Morcerf
Harry Lonsdale
Dantes, Father of Edmond
Albert Prisco
Baron Danglars
Tom Miranda
Writer
Al W. Filson
Morrel
Howard Kendall
Surgeon
Willard Koch
Tailor at Cheateau f'If
Emmett J. Flynn
Director
Gaston Glass
Albert de Morcerf
Media.
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Wiki.
Monte Cristo is a 1922 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Emmett J. Flynn. It is based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, which was adapted by 19th century thespian Charles Fechter and written for this screen version by Bernard McConville. John Gilbert plays the hero with Estelle Taylor as the leading lady. This film was long thought lost until a print surfaced in the Czech Republic. The film has been released on DVD, packaged with Gilbert's 1926 MGM film Bardelys the Magnificent.
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