The Count of Monte Cristo

1934
Approved
1h 53m

IMDb RATING

7.4/10

3.4K

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Robert Donat and Elissa Landi in The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)

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After greedy men have Edmond Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to get his revenge on them.After greedy men have Edmond Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to get his revenge on them.After greedy men have Edmond Dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to get his revenge on them.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

3.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win

Trivia
This is the version that "V" in V for Vendetta (2005) claimed to be his favorite film.

Goofs
During the fencing duel between Dantes and Mondego, in one brief shot near the end Sidney Blackmer holds his sword in his left hand instead of his right, which he does in the rest of the scene. This was obviously a shown in reverse as is often done to add footage.

Quotes
[last lines]
Albert de Mondego: [to Dantes and Mercedes who are up in the branches of a tree] Can we come up?
Edmond Dantes: Find your own tree.

Crazy credits
Prologue: "1815--Napoleon had achieved an empire and lost it again. Exhausted by years of revolution and war, France strove to make peace with her neighbors under the rule of King Louis XVIII....while the "Little Corporal," now in exile, reigned over only a few square miles of land--Elba. But the memory of his colorful career still endeared him to the hearts of the people, and his loyal followers were actively conspiring to return him to power."

Alternate versions
Also available in a computer-colorized version.

Connections
Featured in MGM/UA Home Video Laserdisc Sampler (1990)

Soundtracks
The World is Mine
Written by E.Y. Harburg and Johnny Green
Sung by Clarence Muse

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enduringly good

This briskly paced, attractively packaged version of the Dumas classic continues to stand the test of time, owing in large part to Robert Donat, an actor for the ages, and a supporting cast which includes the able Louis Calhern as Donat's strongest enemy, the florid Raymond Walburn as the weakest, and the aristocratic beauty Elissa Landi as the love interest. The story itself is melodrama at its best, with the hook of an innocent man not only wronged by self-seeking villains but wronged in a spectacularly cold-blooded, inhuman manner: railroaded to a veritable dungeon for a crime he did not commit and left to rot forever, only to be saved by a chance encounter with a noble fellow prisoner who bequeaths to him the location of a hidden treasure which he uncovers after a daring escape from his confinement. And then, using his vast fortune, he plots a great act of justice for his enemies, now prominent personages of great corruption, not by stooping to their level, but by cleverly manipulating them into self-exposure and ultimate destruction.