Product Details

• Actors: Richard Chamberlain, Tony Curtis
• Producers: David Greene
• Format: Import, NTSC
• Subtitles: Korean
• Region: All Regions
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: South Korea
• Run Time: 110 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000U34PM6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,641 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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OFFICIALLY LICENSED So. Korean IMPORT Release; NTSC-ALL REGIONS/REGION: 0 (Will Play on ALL North American DVD Players.); LANGUAGE: ENGLISH and GERMAN with Optional REMOVABLE KORAN Subtitles. Color ***** A TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'if. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him. -Written by Jean-Marc Rocher (IMDB) ~~~~~ SUMMARY: Richard Chamberlain stars in this lavishly appointed adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas adventure story. When Count Edmond Dantes (Richard Chamberlain) is stripped of his wealth and sent to prison for crimes he did not commit, he swears to get revenge against those who wronged him. With the help of Abbe (Trevor Howard), a fellow prisoner, the Count escapes and sets forth to see that justice is done. The supporting cast includes Tony Curtis as Mondego, Louis Jourdan as De Villefort, and Donald Pleasance as Danglars. This seventh of eight film versions of The Count of Monte Cristo was produced for American television but received a theatrical release in Europe. NO English or German SubTitles.

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars an excellent film version of a massive book, January 9, 2008

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Robert J. Crawford (Balmette Talloires, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Count of Monte Cristo 1975 (Der Graf von Monte Christo) [Import - All Regions] (DVD)

I was quite surprised at how faithful this film is to the book: the Count is this version is very human and evolves through the course of the story. While many details are left out because of time limits, it is wonderfully non-Hollywood, especially the anti-climactic ending. Chamberlain does an excellent job as the Count, who moves from naivete to a bitter search for vengence to a need for redemption, all believably. Tony Curtis is a bit weak, though the other conspiratorial adversaries are very good, as is the stunning Mercedes.

Warmly recommended.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Count of Monte Cristo (1975), July 28, 2008

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C. A. Luster "The Rook" (Burke, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Count of Monte Cristo 1975 (Der Graf von Monte Christo) [Import - All Regions] (DVD)

I have always enjoyed this version with Richard Chamberlain's remarkable renditon of the part of the Count. The rest the well known cast do a fine job as well being instrumental in conveying either good or evil. The costumes are quite good along with the music in setting the feel of the period. If you enjoy this you may want to catch the latest version with James Caviezel since it is different enough to make it worth seeing. I happen to like both versions. Good quality DVD with good replayability. If you enjoyed this catch "The Man in the Iron Mask" and "The Thorn Birds". - C. Luster

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I M English, September 28, 2007

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This review is from: The Count of Monte Cristo 1975 (Der Graf von Monte Christo) [Import - All Regions] (DVD)

Outstanding movie; Richard Chamberlain is at his best; follows the book but with greater attention to detail; the American accents are somewhat harsh at times but forgiveable in the overall