Circumstances lead her to begin impersonating a countess, while a fellow extra patsy kelly takes on the role of her servant. You may also recognize this version as the one v was watching in v for vendetta. Despite smalls protest, universal released the countess of monte cristo in march 1934. The countess of monte cristo timeless wisdom collection dumas, alexandre, du boys, jean charles on. Sonja henie is a wonder to watch and would be an inspiration to young ice.
Twenty years later, dantes escapes with the help of the abbe faria, who leaves him the treasure of monte cristo. After being told that he died in prison, his fiance mercedes is forced to marry his rival count mondego. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Included in the film are ice skating numbers and songs. That evening when the police knock on her door, janet assumes that they have come to arrest her. The countess of monte cristo 1934 soundtracks imdb. The son of monte cristo alexandre dumas full length. The visiting count of monte cristo falls for zona and undertakes to help her, masquerading as a foppish banker and a masked freedom fighter. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. Detailed information about this film is available from the afi catalog of feature films at, or by clicking here. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. There have been many productions over the years, in the u. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Fay wray, paul lukas, reginald owen, patsy kelly, paul page, john sheehan, carmel myers, robert mcwade.
The countess of monte cristo 1934 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The countess of monte cristo 1934 film, an american film starring fay wray the countess of monte cristo 1948 film, an american film starring sonja henie see also edit. The count of monte cristo 1934 turner classic movies. It was remade in the united states in 1934 with fay wray in the lead. The countess of monte cristo is a 1934 american comedy film directed by karl freund and starring fay wray, paul lukas and reginald owen. Rightful ruler zona hopes to get aid from napoleon iii of france. The countess of monte cristo 1934 soundtracks on imdb. The visiting count of monte cristo falls for zona and. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the count of monte cristo 1934 near you. This might well have been true, since both film and series were. Here is the sword fight from the 1934 film adaptation of the count of monte cristo. According to publicity, the 1955 tv series based on the count of monte cristo was filmed on the standing sets from the 1934 film. The count of monte cristo my class and i read was published by bantam books, but this was the closest book to the one i read that i could find. This film, which was named one of the ten best pictures of 1934 by the film daily poll of critics, marked the american screen debut of robert donat.
The countess of montecristo by du boys, jean charles, 18361873. In 1865, general gurko lanen is dictator of lichtenburg in the balkans. Read the the countess of monte cristo movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. It has probably been in universals vault gathering dust and deserves to be seen again and again. Read the full synopsis of the countess of monte cristo, 1934, directed by karl freund, with fay wray, paul lukas, patsy kelly, at turner classic movies. After a failed cast in the countess of monte cristo, they run away from the set in an expensive car and clothes and head for a luxury ski resort impersonating a countess and her maid to have some fun only to find themselves involved with a hotel thief hugh french and having a. Le film the count of monte cristo 1934 vostfr film complet. An actress in a musical tries to convince her costars that she is a countess. Dantes, now called the count of monte cristo, plans his revenge on the three who framed him.
Because a label on her luggage identifies her as the countess of monte cristo, janet is given a splendid suite. Karen kirsten sonja henie and her jenny johnsen olga san juan are two friends about to enter the movie business. It was shown at the rome, ny film festival via the library of congress archives 817. The countess of monte cristo 1934 the movie database. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 7. The countess of monte cristo 1934 passed 1h 18min comedy, crime, romance 19 march 1934 usa a lighthearted comedy when a bit player in a musical tries to convince her friends that she is a countess. Young morrel is a man of great bravery and commitment. It was shot at the babelsberg studios outside berlin and on location in vienna and the ski resort of semmering. The countess of monte cristo is a remake of the 1934 universal film of the same name, which was based on the german film and starred fay wray and paul lukas see afi catalog of feature films. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a.
I just love the count of monte cristo films my favorite being richard chamberlain, i kept seeing this on tv when it had been on for an hour or was just about to finish so thought it best to get the film, i really enjoyed it so comes a very close second for me, i think guy pierces plays an absolute blinder hes evil and some, brilliant film. The count of monte cristo is a 1934 american adventure film directed by rowland v. Le film the count of monte cristo 1934 vostfr posted on april 05, 2017 by admin with no comments regarder film the count of monte cristo en streaming, telecharger film the count of monte cristo gratuitement, voir film the count of monte cristo en ligne. Though he lives for vengeance, dantesalias the count of monte cristo has his humanity restored by the love of mercede, who despite her marriage has always remained spiritually faithful to him. It was also the only film the distinguished british actor robert donat ever shot in hollywood. The count of monte cristo passed 1h 53min action, adventure, drama 7 september 1934 usa after greedy men have edmound dantes unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him, he escapes to get his revenge on them. The count of monte cristo full movie video dailymotion. The countess of monte cristo succeeds on so many levels and is a prime candidate for turner classic movies or another cable movie station. This musical tells the tales of two movie extras who abscond to an expensive resort with their costumes and pretend to be aristocrats. The countess of monte cristo timeless wisdom collection. Based on the 1844 novel the count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas, the story concerns a man who is unjustly imprisoned for 20 years for innocently delivering a letter entrusted to him. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 35 produced by 11 music by 1. The film was a remake of a 1932 german film the countess of monte cristo.
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