The count of monte cristo 1975 movie

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A young officer, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friends," escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge. Edmond Dantes : [Last Lines] Mercedes! Where are you traveling? Mercedes : To Africa He's joined the Army. Edmond Dantes : Albert a soldier? Mercedes : He wants to expiate his father's sins.

The count of monte cristo 1975 movie

ITC had previously produced a part TV series based on the same source material, in This film had a theatrical release across some European countries. The film was remade in in Telugu as Veta. However, important characters are omitted and several scenes differ from the novel. Villefort's wife for instance, never appears, and there is no mention of her ever having poisoned anyone. Haydee has only a minor role in the film, and there is no confirmation that she and Monte Cristo become lovers as in the book. The film was produced by Norman Rosemont, who originally tried to do it as a mini series but could not sell it. Instead he signed a deal with NBC to make it as a TV movie, although the film would be released theatrically in Europe. The budget was one and a half million dollars. Bell Telephone Company sponsored and Richard Chamberlain agreed to star. It was part of the Bell System Family Theatre. Rosemont remembered "grave doubts were expressed by the networks about whether there was a mass audience for period pieces. They were in costume, there was the worry about accents and inevitably they would cost more than a period drama".

And with Chamberlain in the lead I've got to say the show worked out better than anyone could want". Fatal Vision Children of the Dust Rosemont said: "We tried to stick as closely as possible to the novel.

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A TV 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. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body.

The count of monte cristo 1975 movie

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