The film features rory calhoun as an army captain in 1815. The count of monte cristo, romantic novel by french author alexandre dumas pere, published serially in 184446 and in book form in 184445. When dantes returned next morning to the chamber of his companion in captivity, he found faria seated and looking composed. Richard chamberland is excellent in the role of dantes monte cristo and there is a strong supporting cast including louis jourdan and donald pleasance. The count of monte cristo is a book written by alexandre dumas in 1844. The treasure of monte cristo original title 1h 35min adventure 22 june 1961 usa in 1815 england, col. The work, which is set during the time of the bourbon restoration in france, tells the story of an unjustly incarcerated man who escapes to find revenge. The tale of the imprisonment and escape of edward dantes, taken from the classic novel the count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas. Sep 07, 2014 treasure of monte cristo 1949 crime, drama, filmnoir. Treasure of monte cristo 1949 crime, drama, filmnoir video. Crooked lawyer brodie sets up a scheme to get at the treasure of langans famed ancestor, and using the beautiful blonde jergens, tries to lure. The cast seem to be having a really good time and its fun to see western star rory calhoun in a different setting. He has with him a map leading to his ancestors fabulous treasure and this gets him into trouble when a dishonest lawyer begins plotting to get it by using a beautiful blonde to seduce the man out of his map. It seems the colonel has part of a map showing the site of the fabled monte cristo treasure.
Henry cavill in the count of monte cristo 20024 duration. Elba dantes travels to elba to deliver the letter containing bonapartist information. And when he emerges into society again, he is the very rich and very handsome count of monte cristo. The treasure once belonged to the spada family, the wealthiest family in italy. Jackson hires adam corbett to serve as armed escort for himself and his daughter as they travel to the isle of monte cristo. Edmond believes that god has a purpose for his life, and thats why he keeps living and is successful in escaping prison. Dantes manages to escape and is picked up by a shipful of smugglers, whom he joins until he can locate the island where the treasure is hidden. Jun 01, 2012 in determining the value of the treasure of sparta from the 2002 movie the count of monte cristo. Read the count of monte cristo online by alexandre dumas pere at, the free online library full of thousands of classic books. The count of monte cristo character map mindmeister mind map. A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous friends, escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
May 25, 2019 the count of monte cristo begins in 1815, during the bourbon restoration, when napoleon bonaparte is exiled to the island of elba in the mediterranean author alexandre dumas was the son of one of napoleons generals, and became known as one of frances foremost romantic novelists. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing treasure of monte cristo near you. How much was the treasure of sparta in the count of monte. Jan 25, 2016 the treasure of monte cristo parte 1,capitulo 1 7 profesor david coroxon juracan. What is your best estimation of the wealth of the treasure in. The shakespearean play that looms largest over the count of monte cristo is of course that other great revenge story, hamlet. When he finally discovers it, he is staggered by the immensity of its wealth. He gives caderousse a diamond, yet he knows this shall not bring caderousse happiness. View the count of monte cristo penguin classics ebook the count of monte cristo penguin. The diamond is part of caderousses slow punishment. Treasure of monte cristo 1949 directed by william berke. Treasure of monte cristo is a 1949 american film noir crime film directed by william berke and starring glenn langan, adele jergens and steve brodie. Monte cristo is translated to mean mountain of christ, which is meant to draw a parallel between edmonds suffering in prison and christs suffering on the cross. But with the exception of one lateinthegame exchange between the femme fatale and a greasy henchman, the movie lacks the kind of wit that makes for a good noir and never manages to fulfill the promise of its own wacky, almost dadaesque plotting.
Edmond escapes chateau dif by pretending to be the dead abbe. This modern tale borrows from an old story in establishing langan. Tony curtis as mondego is simply terrible and detracts from the overall production. A truly odd programmer with one of the most deliriously convoluted and nonsensical evil plans in movie history. I really liked the book the treasure of monte cristo. With rory calhoun, patricia bredin, john gregson, peter arne.
Everything begins on the 24 th of february in 1815. The treasure of monte cristo by alexandre dumas goodreads. Due to a mishap, however, the location of the treasure remained a secret even from the family. As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the chateau dif, got on board the vessel between cape morgion and rion island. Ten years later, dantes emerges in rome, calling himself the count of monte cristo.
The treasure of monte cristo macmillan education ebooks. Faria convinces dantes that the treasure truly exists by telling him the story behind it. He swims to safety on a ship, and he eventually finds his way to the island of monte cristo, where he finds riches beyond his wildest dreams. Im reading the amazing count of monte cristo, and im having trouble wrapping my head around the numbers used for the money. The count of monte cristo chapters 1120 summary and. Portoferraio the treasure of monte cristo toscana ovunque bella. Although hamlet should not in any way be considered a source of the count of monte cristo, it is interesting to note some of the similarities and contrasts between the two. It is one of the authors more popular works, along with the three musketeers. The treasure of monte cristo is a 1961 british film directed by monty berman and robert s.
The main character edmont dantes is on board the ship pharaoh which sails to marseilles. He is also the one who left the will in mysterious ink for abbe faria. First, caderousse kills a jeweler, his wife, and is then. Treasure of monte cristo 1949 this modern tale borrows from an old story in establishing langan, who works on a ship that docks in san francisco, as a. Edmont is going to the city where his beloved mersedes is waiting for him. What if the fortune of mamilian, dreamed up by dumas and discussed for centuries, really existed. The treasure, the count of monte cristo, lit2go edition, 1844, accessed april 02, 2019.
The secret of monte cristo is an entertaining romp and looks more expensive than it probably cost to make with lavish sets and attractive locations. Read the count of monte cristo online, free books by. The count of monte cristo chapters 1120 summary and analysis. Read the full synopsis of treasure of monte cristo, 1949, directed by william berke, with glenn langan, adele jergens, steve brodie, at turner classic movies. The count of monte cristo map by maddie rose on prezi. He has with him a map leading to his ancestors fabulous treasure and. The abbe leaves edmond directions to a buried treasure on the island of monte cristo. How much was the treasure of sparta in the count of monte cristo. The treasure of monte cristo parte 1,capitulo 1 7 youtube.
The count of monte cristo english version, unabridged. The existence was discovered by the abbe by reading the will of caesar sprada, who had been made a cardinal of rome. In determining the value of the treasure of sparta from the 2002 movie the count of monte cristo. Treasure of monte cristo 1950a woman marries a seaman said to be an ancestor of the count for his inheritance. I viewed the movie a number of times and came to the following conclusions. With glenn langan, adele jergens, steve brodie, bobby jordan.
Preintermediate classics british english 1400 key words. If you mean caesar spada then he is the one who hid the treasure on the island of monte cristo. He uses his riches to put his plan of revenge into motion, methodically destroying every one of his enemies. In return for the favor, albert introduces dantes to parisian society. While not as good as hammer classics like pirates of blood river and. I know that it was a different time, and that money was used differently then, but just to help me understand, from a modern perspective just how much money is the treasure of monte cristo. Before dantes sets off to duel and deliberately lose to albert at the request of mercedes, he writes out a will so that his fortune may be properly disseminated. He finds the treasure of monte cristo, which makes him the wealthiest man in the world. The count of monte cristo critics consensus though it may not reach for any new artistic heights, the count of monte cristo is an oldfashioned yet enjoyable swashbuckler. Treasure of monte cristo 1949 crime, drama, filmnoir.
It is one of the authors most popular works, along with the three musketeers. The abbe reveals to dantes the existence of a hidden treasure on the island of monte cristo. The count of monte cristo is an adventure novel by french author alexandre dumas pere completed in 1844. Points for understanding answer key the treasure of monte cristo. Environmental education resources to commemorate earth days 50th anniversary. Crooked lawyer brodie sets up a scheme to get at the treasure of langans famed ancestor, and using the beautiful blonde jergens, tries to lure langan into a trap. The count of monte cristo also disguises himself as an abbe and returns to find caderousse still a poor man. This modern tale borrows from an old story in establishing langan, who works on a ship that docks in san francisco, as a descendant of the count of monte cristo. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Paris disguised as the rich count, edmond goes to paris to. When the count wants something done, he goes to bertuccio, because he knows bertuccio will do waht. Edmund dantes does eventually escape and uses the treasure to exact revenge upon those who destroyed his life. Treasure of monte cristo 1949 this modern tale borrows from an old story in establishing langan, who works on a ship that docks in san francisco, as a descendant of the count of monte cristo.
In the fifteenth century, caesar spada hid the treasure on the uninhabited island of monte cristo, hoping to keep it out of the hands of a murderous, thieving pope. The film features rory calhoun as an army captain in 1815 who goes off in search of a treasure on the island of monte cristo. Heggie, dantes digs his way out of the chateau dif and escapes. He has with him a map leading to his ancestors fabulous treasure and this gets. This mystery centers upon a distant relative of the illustrious count of monte cristo who is living in modern san francisco. The count of monte cristo begins just before the hundred days period when napoleon returned to power after his exile.
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