Monte Cristo (1922 film)

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Monte Cristo
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Emmett J. Flynn
Written by Charles Fechter (play)
Alexander Salvini (adaptation)
Bernard McConville (scenario)
Based on The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
Produced by William Fox
Starring John Gilbert
Cinematography Lucien Andriot
Production
company
Release dates
  • April 1, 1922 (1922-04-01)(Premiere)
  • September 3, 1922 (1922-09-03)
  • April 1927 (1927-04)(Re-release)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
Language Silent (English intertitles)
Monte Cristo

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.[ clarification needed ] The film has been released on DVD, packaged with Gilbert's 1926 MGM film Bardelys the Magnificent . [1] [2] [3]

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Plot

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 Abbé tells Edmond of a vast treasure hidden on a small island, the location of which only he knows. After many years in prison, the old Abbé dies, and Edmond escapes by disguising himself as the corpse. Once free, Edmond sets out to find the treasure the Abbé described, intending to use his newfound wealth to take revenge on those who wronged him.

Cast

John Gilbert and Virginia Brown Faire Monte Cristo (1922) 1.jpg
John Gilbert and Virginia Brown Faire

References

  1. Monte Cristo at silentera.com
  2. The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
  3. The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Monte Cristo