The count of monte cristo 1998 directed by josee dayan. It is presented as a four part miniseries, but it is really a six. A tv miniseries adaptation of the classic alexandre dumas novel. As the count, depardieu wears a wardrobe of disguises, such as a bulbous nose and the garb of a priest, none of which should fool anyone but do. The count of monte cristo 2dvd 1998 imavision canada. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend fernand, who wants dantes girlfriend mercedes for himself. Count of monte cristo 1998 dvd used very good ebay. I by alexandre dumas 1998, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. A popular bestseller since its publication in 1844, the count of monte cristo is one of the great pageturning thrillers of all time. It would take a lot to screw up a film version of the story. The count of monte cristo 1998 miniseries infogalactic. Im writing this to update you on the count of monte cristo, your oftfilmed historical romance about a sailor named edmond. With gerard depardieu, ornella muti, jean rochefort, pierre arditi.
Alexandre dumas dashing young edmond dantes has everything. The count of monte cristo tv series 19981998 the movie. Numerous film and television miniseries versions of the adventure story appeared, among them a highly acclaimed 1964 british miniseries, a 1998 french miniseries starring gerard depardieu, a 1922 silent film with john gilbert in the lead. He escapes to reclaim his fiancee mercedes and revenge against his nemesis, mondego. After 18 years in jail, the innocent edmond dantes styles himself as the count of monte cristo, in order to seek revenge against the socalled friends who betrayed him years before, using his vast wealth, a number of disguises and remarkable ingenuity to mastermind their spectacular downfalls. First, caderousse kills a jeweler, his wife, and is then. Dantes flees to the island of monte cristo, where he finds a colossal treasure bequeathed to him by a dying fellow inmate. Available on itunes, cinemax, prime video, hulu dashing young sailor edmond dantes is an honest man whose peaceful life is abruptly shattered when his best friend deceives him and steals the heart of his fiancee. He gives caderousse a diamond, yet he knows this shall not bring caderousse happiness. It is presented as a four part miniseries, but it is really a six hour long film with credits quickly rolling every hour and a half. The count of monte cristo 1998 edition open library. Orson welles and the count check out orson welless audio production of the count of monte cristo. Probably the best adaptation of the count of monte cristo that we are ever going to get certainly much better than the 2002 guy pearce abomination. Watch the latest the count of monte cristo trailer on video detective.
After a daring escape, dantes flees to the island of monte cristo, where he finds a colossal treasure bequeathed to him by a dying fellow inmate. The count comes with secret islands, dashing adventureseekers, fistfuls of poison, serious disguises, italian bandits, intricate prison escape strategies, romeoandjulietlike love. The count of monte cristo 1998 english subs youtube. It is one of the authors more popular works, along with the three musketeers. The count of monte cristo begins as a tale of envy and jealousy realized by calumny, treachery, prejudice, injustice, and damnation heaped upon a poor and guileless young sailor. The count of monte cristo 1998 nightmare fuel tv tropes. Alexandre dumas sentenced to life for a crime he did not commit, the hero escapes determined to exact revenge from his enemies. The often filmed count of monte cristo is a filmmakers dream come true. A huge part of the count of monte cristo s character was his longheld belief that having had his heart broken by mercedes, he did not think he was capable, nor did he think he. Ten years later, dantes emerges in rome, calling himself the count of monte cristo. He is engaged to a beautiful woman, is about to become the captain of a ship, and is well liked by almost everyone. The count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas, 1998, tor edition, in english 1st tor ed. Using these riches, he assumes a new identity and devises a plan of vengeance upon all those who betrayed him.
Depardieu portrays edmond dantes, who changes his identity to the count of monte cristo in order to undo those who wronged him. The count of monte cristo, 1934 starring robert donat as edmond dantes. Read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. Editions of the count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas. Count of monte cristo, the 1998 internet movie firearms. From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the count of monte cristo alexandre dumas authors alexandre dumas in collaboration with auguste. The count of monte cristo tor classics by alexandre. When the dashing and guileless edmond dantes caviezel is betrayed by his best friend pearce and wrongly imprisoned, he becomes consumed by thoughts of vengeance. The count of monte cristo tv miniseries 1998 the count of. Yet the count of monte cristo, like your other major novels, is great, great fun. Deliberately and unlawfully sent to prison, dantes is trapped in a nightmare.
Monte cristo calls valentine too blond, too insipid he might as well have been talking about camille, and yet, he supposedly fell for her. Eventually, the evil is more than reversed, initially by revenge, which in time is tempered by love, empathy, pure good luck, and ends with contrition and justice. The count of monte cristo is the count of monte cristo. Set against the tumultuous years of the postnapoleonic era, dumass grand historical romance recounts the swashbuckling adventures of edmond dantes, a dashing young sailor falsely accused of treason. Another important work by dumas, written before his work. Like many of his novels, it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter auguste maquet. The count of monte cristo november 1, 1998 leave it to salt lake citys pioneer theatre company to take a looooong 19thcentury french novel and turn it into a play that is powerful and rich with symbolism, but also smashingly entertaining. The moment where hermine danglars in this version, she had no child with her husband starts ranting that she did have a son with villefort, the one monte cristo was ever so subtly hinting at earlier, staring at him the whole time while wearing a kind of weirdly happy grin said son was believed to be dead upon childbirth and was buried alive by villefort, but luckily, caderousse spied on. In return for the favor, albert introduces dantes to parisian society. The count of monte cristo is the gift that keeps on giving there are surprises on every page. The count of monte cristo is a frenchitalian fourpart miniseries based on the 1844 novel the count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas pere.
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 dif. The count of monte cristo is a novel by alexandre dumas that was first published in 1844. It is one of the most faithful adaptations of the 1844 novel by alexandre dumas, using its six. Although inspired by a true story, its an adventure about good defeating evil by improbable means. The count of monte cristo tor classics by alexandre dumas p. Jim caviezel deja vu and guy pearce bedtime stories give sizzling performances in the worlds greatest tale of betrayal, adventure and revengethe count of monte cristo. Gerard depardieu, ornella muti, jean rochefort, pierre arditi, sergio rubini, florence darel, christopher thompson. With alan badel, natasha parry, morris perry, philip madoc. While imprisoned, he meets the abbe faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The count of monte cristo 1998 miniseries wikipedia. The count of monte cristo is a remake of the alexander dumas tale by the same name.
Videodisc release of the 1998 french television production. The diamond is part of caderousses slow punishment. The count of monte cristo also disguises himself as an abbe and returns to find caderousse still a poor man. The count of monte cristo tv miniseries 1998 on imdb. The count of monte cristo, originally published serially, enthralled its readers, and dumas adapted it for the stage shortly after its publication as a book. Edmond dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. The count of monte cristo is the count of monte cristo on.
It is one of the most faithful adaptations of the 1844 novel by alexandre dumas, using its six hour runtime to incorporate most of the novels characters and subplots that most adaptations are forced to cut. A huge part of the count of monte cristos character was his longheld belief that having had his heart broken by mercedes, he did not think he was capable, nor did. Montecristo shows us the necessary awareness of the great and disturbing possibilities that our existence contains, becoming the man of all. The count of monte cristo tv miniseries 1998 trivia imdb. The count of monte cristo 1998 josee dayan synopsis. Searches related to thecountofmontecristo total verified torrents. A tv adaptation of the classic alexandre dumas novel. The count of monte cristo critics consensus though it may not reach for any new artistic heights, the count of monte cristo is an oldfashioned yet enjoyable swashbuckler. This one is a french adaptation with gerard depardieu.
Edmond dantes is falsely accused of bonapartism and sentenced to spend the rest of his life imprisoned in the dreaded chateau dif, an island fortress from which no. The count of monte cristo trailer 1998 video detective. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of chateau dif for years, where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him. See a complete list of the characters in the count of monte cristo and indepth analyses of edmond dantes, danglars, mercedes, and caderousse. For the 1954 french film starring jean marais, see here. At one point in the movie, monte cristo calls valentine too blond, too insipid he might as well have been talking about camille, and yet, he supposedly fell for her.
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