The Count of Monte Christo (1975)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The earl of Monte Christo |
| Original title | The Count of Monte-Cristo |
| Country of production |
UK , Italy |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1975 |
| length | 119, 104 (theatrical versions), 107 (US television), 98 (Germany) minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | David Greene |
| script | Sidney Carroll |
| production | Norman Rosemont |
| music | Allyn Ferguson |
| camera | Aldo Tonti |
| cut | Gene Milford |
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Original title: The Count of Monte-Cristo ) is a British-Italian television adaptation by Incorporated Television Company (ITC) and by Norman Rosemont Productions from 1975 of the novel by Alexandre Dumas with Richard Chamberlain in the lead role. The film is set in Marseille and Paris between 1815 and around 1838. It is the first film by Kate Nelligan , who plays the Mercedes. The film was shot in the Cinecittà studios in Rome and Porto Venere in Italy and was released on January 10, 1975 in the USA. He was nominated for an Emmy with Richard Chamberlain and Trevor Howard .
action
After the death of his captain at sea, the young and naive seaman Edmont Dantes took over command of his brigantine without further ado . Following a final request from the captain, he had made an unplanned stopover on the way to his home port of Marseille on the island of Elba . Against this background he reached Marseille and his shipowner Morrell, who was surprised at the change of course, especially since Napoleon was on Elba. Ship's treasurer Danglars, who envy him the captaincy that Morrell quickly confirmed, sailor Caderousse, whom he had arrested on board as a thief, and Lieutenant Mondego, who is after his fiancée Mercedes, join forces against Edmont and write a bogus letter against him. Shortly afterwards, the day before his planned wedding, he was arrested and brought before the public prosecutor de Villefort, to whom he handed a letter that had been entrusted to him by the captain as a messenger. Villefort destroys the letter and apparently drops the accusation of Bonapartism, but after the real addressee of the letter, Villefort's father Noirtier, an avowed Bonapartist , became known, Edmont was incarcerated in the Château d'If , the prison for enemies of the state on an island off the town . At first Edmont still believes in a mistake, but he soon has to come to terms with being the victim of a bad game.
Years later, he meets the clergyman Abbé Faria, a fellow prisoner who mistakenly ended up in Edmont's cell on the long journey to freedom. He introduces Edmont to various clandestinely manufactured articles of daily use and uses his information to reveal the true background of his detention. Edmont swears vengeance against Danglars, Caderousse, Mondego and de Villefort. Together they continue to plan their escape, but Faria dies after he has entrusted Edmont with the location of an immeasurable treasure on the island of Monte Christo. Dantes succeeds in sewing himself into the body bag instead of the deceased and having himself thrown into the sea. He is free. He is rescued by Italian smugglers, from whom he learns of his father's death from starvation, and lets them drive him to Monte Christo, where he can find the treasure.
In the following, Edmont appears as the heavily rich Count of Monte Christo, shrouded in mystery, and cultivates a self-assured and eloquent demeanor towards everyone. In this mask he puts an end to his four enemies by carefully designed intrigues. First he went to Paris to visit Danglars, now a baron and respected banker, to open an account with him. It then leads him to risky speculative transactions. Previously, Danglars introduced it to Chief Public Prosecutor de Villefort, as Edmont had asked for personal protection. Edmont also met Albert, Mondego's son and his then fiancée Mercedes, from him. Shortly afterwards he meets his parents at the Mondego house: Mondego and Mercedes. Edmont investigates the petty criminal, illegitimate son Villefort, who was buried alive shortly after his birth, and brings him to kill Caderousse in a duel. This son will then be tried in which his father, de Villefort, will lead the indictment. According to an agreement with Edmont, the son discredits his father Villefort there by revealing himself to him. Meanwhile, Danglars sees himself exposed as a serious banker and commits suicide. After Edmont discredited the glorious warlord Mondego in a newspaper he had bought, his son Albert challenges him to a duel. His mother, Mercedes, asks her former fiancé Edmont for the life of her son and finally admits the recognition, which Edmont then spares Albert. Albert admits Edmont's accusation. Mondego is exposed to a committee of inquiry in which Edmont also appears. Mondego challenges him to a duel on sword and is defeated. So two opponents are dead and two dishonored.
Finally, Edmont follows Mercedes on her way from Paris to Marseille, where they finally split up, as she follows her son to Africa. The Count loses Mercedes' love as an avenging angel, but she sees the Count as a purified person who can now find his way back into human society.
Others
Richard Chamberlain and Trevor Howard each received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award . The film was released on DVD in 2001 .
criticism
The lexicon of international films ruled that it was a "careful remake", "[s] perturbing entertainment", "with beautiful pictures, careful equipment and good actors".
Web links
- The Count of Monte Cristo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Count of Monte Christo. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 23, 2016 .