Description |
2 videodiscs (414 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC. |
Language |
In French with optional English subtitles. |
Performer |
Gerard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Jean Rochefort, Pierre Arditi, Michel Aumont, Sergio Rubini. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Willy Stassen ; editor, Marie-Joseph Yoyotte ; music, Bruno Coulais. |
Note |
Videodisc release of the 1998 French television production. |
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Based upon the novel by Alexandre Dumas. |
Summary |
Tells the dramatic story of Edmond Dantes, a young French sailor who is falsely denounced as a political traitor and unjustly imprisoned for eighteen years without trial. 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. Using these riches, he assumes a new identity and devises a plan of vengeance upon all those who betrayed him. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Subject |
Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 -- Film and video adaptations.
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France -- History -- 19th century -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Television adaptations.
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Subject |
Action and adventure television programs.
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Genre/Form |
Fiction television programs.
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Television mini-series.
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Television programs.
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Television programs -- France.
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Foreign language television programs -- French.
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Added Author |
Depardieu, Gerard, 1948- Actor.
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Muti, Ornella, 1955- Actor.
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Rochefort, Jean, 1930-2017.
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Arditi, Pierre, 1944-
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Aumont, Michel, 1936- Actor.
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Rubini, Sergio, 1959-
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Dayan, Josee.
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Guerin, Jean-Pierre, 1940-
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Decoin, Didier, 1945- Screenwriter.
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Coulais, Bruno.
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Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870.
Comte de Monte-Cristo.
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Bravo Cable Network.
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Societe nationale television francaise 1.
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Roissy Films (Firm)
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Taurus Film GmbH.
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Koch Lorber Films.
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Koch Entertainment (Firm)
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Note |
Title on discs and on container: Count of Monte Cristo |
ISBN |
1417200928 |
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9781417200924 |
Music No. |
KLF-DV-3076 KOCH Lorber Films |
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