Alexander Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo

An innocent man, Edmond Dantes, is imprisoned for years on a godforsaken island while the friend who betrayed him takes Dantes ravishing fiancé for himself. Dantes eventually escapes, recovers a fortune in buried pirate treasure, transforms himself into the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, and met...

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Corporate Authors: Spyglass Entertainment (Firm), Touchstone Home Video (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Birnbaum, Roger, Barber, Gary, Glickman, Jonathan, Wolpert, Jay, Reynolds, Kevin, 1952-, Caviezel, Jim, 1968-, Pearce, Guy, 1967-, Harris, Richard, 1930-2002, Frain, James, Dominczyk, Dagmara, 1976-, Wincott, Michael, 1959-, Guzmán, Luis, Shearmur, Edward, Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Entertainment : distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, c2002.
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Summary:An innocent man, Edmond Dantes, is imprisoned for years on a godforsaken island while the friend who betrayed him takes Dantes ravishing fiancé for himself. Dantes eventually escapes, recovers a fortune in buried pirate treasure, transforms himself into the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, and methodically goes about exacting his revenge.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Alexander Dumas.
Special features: commentary by Kevin Reynolds; theatrical trailer; The Pen (feature on Alexandre Dumas); adapting a classic (screenwriting feature); The Napoleonic World (production design feature); The Clash Of Steel (fight choreography feature); deleted scenes; sword choreography; the final duel; layer by layer sound design; Edmonds escape.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 sheet.
Also issued on VHS.
Format:DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editors, Stephen Semel, Chris Womack ; music, Edward Shearmur ; costume designer, Tom Rand ; production designer, Mark Geraghty.