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Life seems idyllic as could be for the happy sailor. The film was nominated for two Emmys: Richard Chamberlain for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Special Program – Drama or Comedy, and Trevor Howard for Outstanding Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in a Comedy or Drama Special.'∺nd now, farewell kindness, humanity, and gratitude! Farewell to all the feelings that expand the heart! I have been Heavens substitute to recompense the goodnow the god of vengeance yields to me his power to punish the wicked!Įdmond Dantes is a capable young man with a good heart, betrothed to the girl of his dreams, and poised to assume the venerable rank of captain on a merchant ship owned by his benevolent employer. Rosemont went on to make adaptations of The Man in the Iron Mask, Captains Courageous and The Four Feathers. Market research showed the program had good 'commercial recall' and reflected well on sponsor Bell, so they wanted more.

CHARACTERS IN THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO MOVIE

'And with Chamberlain in the lead I've got to say the show worked out better than anyone could want.' Ĭhamberlain called it 'a great story' and said he chose not to see the previous movie versions because 'I didn't want to copy even unconsciously.' Reception 'We tried to stick as closely as possible to the novel,' said Rosemont. The cast included Taryn Power, the daughter of Tyrone Power and Linda Christian. There was location filming outside Marseilles. They were in costume, there was the worry about accents and inevitably they would cost more than a period* drama.' įilming took place in Rome starting in August 1974. Rosemont remembered 'grave doubts were expressed by the networks about whether there was a mass audience for period* pieces. It was part of the Bell System Family Theatre. īell Telephone Company sponsored and Richard Chamberlain agreed to star. The budget was one and a half million dollars.

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Instead he signed a deal with NBC to make it as a TV movie, although the film would be released theatrically in Europe.

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The film was produced by Norman Rosemont, who originally tried to do it as a mini series but could not sell it. The following participants in major sub-plots of the Dumas novel are not portrayed in the film:

Anthony Dawson as Noirtier De Villefort.

Haydee has only a minor role in the film, and there is no confirmation that she and Monte Cristo become lovers as in the book. As in the novel, Dantès loses Mercedes because of his vengeful bitterness. In the novel, it is Mondego rather than Danglars who commits suicide, and Dantès and Mondego do not engage in a swordfight. Villefort's wife for instance, never appears, and there is no mention of her ever having poisoned anyone. However, important characters are omitted and several scenes differ from the novel. The courtroom scene in which Dantès brings down crown prosecutor De Villefort is a highlight of the film, as is the scene between Dantès and Mercedes when he reveals Mondego's treachery to her (which occurs almost precisely as in the novel). The film emphasizes the theme of revenge and manipulation of characters by Dantès until the final swordfight with Mondego. The film was remade in 1986 in Telugu as Veta. This film had a theatrical release across some European countries. ITC had previously produced a 39-part TV series based on the same source material, in 1956. It was directed by David Greene and starred Richard Chamberlain as Edmond Dantès, Kate Nelligan as Mercedes, Tony Curtis as Fernand Mondego, Louis Jourdan (who played Edmond Dantès in the 1961 film adaptation of the novel) as De Villefort, Donald Pleasence as Danglars, Trevor Howard as Abbé Faria, and Isabelle de Valvert as Haydee. The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1975 television film produced by ITC Entertainment and based upon the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, père. Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

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