The Count of Monte Christo (1908)

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Movie
Original title The Count of Monte Cristo
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1908
length 14 minutes
Rod
Director Francis Boggs
Thomas Persons
production William Nicholas Blessed
camera Thomas Persons
occupation
Still image of the film. Right Hobart Bosworth in the role of Edmond Dantès.

The Count of Monte Cristo (Engl. AKA The Count of Monte Cristo ) is a silent film of 1908, the five-act the novel by Alexandre Dumas brought to the screen. Production was in the hands of the Selig Polyscope Company .

Production notes

The first stuntman in film history was employed by director Francis Boggs . In order to outdo the film pioneer Thomas Alva Edison with a spectacular ending, the producer of the film asked William N. Selig Boggs to insert a dramatic climax into the film. This should consist in the escape from the Château d'If . To make this happen, it took a very good and brave swimmer. He was a very good acrobat who was the only one able to fulfill the director's wishes. He was ready to jump off a cliff into the ocean for $ 5. This outdoor filming took place on Laguna Beach in Los Angeles, making the film one of the first ever Hollywood productions. The rest of the shooting took place in Chicago and Colorado .

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