The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) |
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| Director(s) | Rowland V. Lee |
| Producer(s) | Edward Small |
| Top Genres | Action, Adventure, Drama, Historical, Romance, Thriller/Suspense |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Swashbucklers |
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Robert Donat(as Edmond Dantes)
The Count of Monte Cristo
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1934
The Count of Monte Cristo
Released
1934
Robert Donat
(as Edmond Dantes)
Elissa Landi(as Mercedes)
The Count of Monte Cristo
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1934
The Count of Monte Cristo
Released
1934
Elissa Landi
(as Mercedes)
Louis Calhern(as De Villefort Jr.)
The Count of Monte Cristo
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1934
The Count of Monte Cristo
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1934
Louis Calhern
(as De Villefort Jr.)
Sidney Blackmer(as Mondego)
The Count of Monte Cristo
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1934
The Count of Monte Cristo
Released
1934
Sidney Blackmer
(as Mondego)
Raymond Walburn(as Danglars)
The Count of Monte Cristo
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1934
The Count of Monte Cristo
Released
1934
Raymond Walburn
(as Danglars)
Irene Hervey(as Valentine)
The Count of Monte Cristo
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1934
The Count of Monte Cristo
Released
1934
Irene Hervey
(as Valentine)
Walter Walker(as Morrel)
The Count of Monte Cristo
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1934
The Count of Monte Cristo
Released
1934
Walter Walker
(as Morrel)
Luis Alberni(as Jacopo)
The Count of Monte Cristo
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1934
The Count of Monte Cristo
Released
1934
Luis Alberni
(as Jacopo)
The Count of Monte Cristo Overview:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) was a Action - Adventure Film directed by Rowland V. Lee and produced by Edward Small.
SYNOPSIS
A classic swashbuckler based on the 1844 novel by Dumas. It tells the story of Edmond Dantes, a sailor who was unjustly imprisoned but escapes to look for the culprits who framed him. Donat's performance put him in the running for Captain Blood and The Adventures of Robin Hood, which he lost to the then-unknown Errol Flynn.
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The Count of Monte Cristo Quotes:
Edmond Dantes:
[referring to the now-insane Danglars] A mental suicide, doctor.
Doctor: Mental suicide?
Edmond Dantes: Yes. He destroyed his mind with an overdose of two deadly poisons.
Doctor: Poisons!
Edmond Dantes: Avarice and Greed
Doctor: Mental suicide?
Edmond Dantes: Yes. He destroyed his mind with an overdose of two deadly poisons.
Doctor: Poisons!
Edmond Dantes: Avarice and Greed
Jacopo:
[Albert has just challenged Monte Cristo to a duel] Something's happened?
Edmond Dantes: Yes. Something admirable and terrible... something I never planned.
Edmond Dantes: Yes. Something admirable and terrible... something I never planned.
Edmond Dantes:
[to Mondego upon realizing that he has been betrayed] Oh, I see! Danglas told you about Elba and the letter because he wanted to be captain! And you told the magistrate because... because of Mercedes! You appeared here as my friends!
Edmond Dantes:
[Mercedes has just shown him the false death certificate] I thought there must be something like this somewhere.
Mercedes de Rosas: I've had it ever since... for many years.
Edmond Dantes: Well, it speaks the truth. Edmond Dantes is dead.
Mercedes de Rosas: Then who is this Count de Monte Cristo who closely resembles him?
Edmond Dantes: The resemblance has been noted by no one but you. He is, in fact, to answer your question, a person so utterly unlike a man named Dantes they might have been born of different parents. Even the soul is not the same.
Mercedes de Rosas: I can believe that.
Mercedes de Rosas: I've had it ever since... for many years.
Edmond Dantes: Well, it speaks the truth. Edmond Dantes is dead.
Mercedes de Rosas: Then who is this Count de Monte Cristo who closely resembles him?
Edmond Dantes: The resemblance has been noted by no one but you. He is, in fact, to answer your question, a person so utterly unlike a man named Dantes they might have been born of different parents. Even the soul is not the same.
Mercedes de Rosas: I can believe that.
Edmond Dantes:
[to Mondego after defeating him in a duel] It was not my sword, Mondego, but your past that disarmed you!
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The ending is changed from Dumas's original novel to make it more upbeat. In the novel, Edmond does not marry Mercedes, because she feels too much has passed between them. Instead, he marries Princess Haydee, who has fallen in love with him. In the 1934 film (and in some other film versions), there is not even a hint of romantic interest between Edmond and Haydee.
Robert Donat made his only trip to Hollywood during the production of this film. Due mainly to his poor health, he was unable to travel to Hollywood again to film any of his other roles.