Edmund 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 dif. The count of monte cristo 1961 based on the novel by alexandre dumas. The count of monte cristo is a 1961 frenchitalian film version of the eponymous novel directed by claude autantlara. The count of monte cristo is a 1961 frenchitalian film version of alexandre dumas 1844 novel directed by claude autantlara. This is, in my opinion, the perfect film version of this dumas novel. Alexandre dumas 18021870 edmond dantes, a young seaman with a promising future, is arrested at his wedding ceremony under calomnious charges, and locked up in the chateau dif for 14 years. The film was the seventh most popular film at the french box office in 1961. Le livre contient 296 pages et disponible en format pdf et epub.
The count of monte cristo is a classic french novel. As usual, a pilot put off immediately, and rounding the chateau dif, got on board the vessel between cape morgion and rion island. While imprisoned, he meets the abbe faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The count of monte cristo 1961 the movie database tmdb. Another important work by dumas, written before his work.
It is one of the authors more popular works, along with the three musketeers. The abbe tells edmund of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. Inspire du roman dalexandre dumas, le film relate les aventures dedmond. Claude autantlaras 1961 count of monte cristo is one of the most faithful screen versions of the evergreen alexandre dumas story and one of the most compelling, thanks to the directors ability to squeeze the last drop of romanticism out of the original. Film aventure, france, 1961, 3h00 version francaise haute definition. It was written in 1844 and is now in the public domain. The sixth most popular was a version of the three musketeers. Although it was written in a time when writing style and norms were different, i dont think this book is in any way inferior to any great modern novel. Mar 15, 2006 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
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