| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD)(131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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5.1 Dolby digital. |
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Based on the novel by Alexander Dumas. |
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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. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editors, Stephen Semel, Chris Womack ; music, Edward Shearmur ; costume designer, Tom Rand ; production designer, Mark Geraghty. |
| Cast |
Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, James Frain, Dagmara Dominczyk, Michael Wincott, Luis Guzman. |
| Summary |
An innocent man, Edmond Dantes, is imprisoned for years on a godforsaken island while the friend who betrayed him takes Dantes ravishing fiancee 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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
English or French dialogue, Spanish subtitles. |
| Subject |
False imprisonment -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Escapes -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Treasure troves -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Feature films -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Reynolds, Kevin, 1952-
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Caviezel, Jim, 1968-
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Pearce, Guy, 1967-
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Harris, Richard, 1930-2002.
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| Added Title |
Alexander Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo |
| Standard No. |
786936165395 |
| Music No. |
24019 Touchstone Home Entertainment |
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