The Count of Monte Cristo 1934
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What is The Count of Monte Cristo?
Topic: Film "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1934). Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
- Type
- Film
- Year
- 1934
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 113 minutes
- Release date
- Sep 6, 1934
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- United States of America
- Studios
- Edward Small Productions
- Revenue
- $1,500,000
- Genres
- Drama, Adventure
- Updated
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.8/10 from 66 votes
- Episode runtime
- ~113 minutes
- Status
- Released
- Network
- Edward Small Productions
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Title: The Count of Monte Cristo (1934).
Release Date (US): 09/06/1934.
Genre: Drama and Adventure.
Runtime: 1h 53m.
Rating: PG.
Director: Rowland V. Lee.
Plot: Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned (unjustly for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him). He escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
Awards: 1934 Photoplay Awards Winner for Best Pictures of the Month (November) and Best Performances of the Month (November) for Robert Donat.
Source Material: Based on the novel by Dumas.
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The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1934 drama and adventure film directed by Rowland V. Lee. Released in
Should you watch it?
“An innocent sailor seeks vengeance after twenty years of unjust imprisonment.”
- It is based on Alexandre Dumas's immortal 1844 novel.
- It features a compelling story of wrongful imprisonment and escape.
- It stars Robert Donat and Elissa Landi in a classic adventure film directed by Rowland V. Lee.
- The film has a runtime of one hour and fifty-three minutes, which may feel lengthy for viewers seeking modern pacing.
Watch it if you enjoy classic adventure cinema based on famous literary novels of revenge and reinvention.
The film carries a PG rating and offers a dramatic adventure tone with a runtime of one hour and fifty-three minutes.
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Streaming availability can be checked on platforms like The Movie Database or standard digital rental services.
Whether it is worth watching?
It is worth watching for fans of classic cinema and adaptations of Alexandre Dumas's famous novel starring Robert Donat.
What is the binge duration?
The film has a runtime of one hour and fifty-three minutes.
What are the essential episodes?
This is a feature film rather than a television series, so it is viewed as a single complete movie with a runtime of one hour and fifty-three minutes.
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