The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. The wife of monte cristo is a 1946 american adventure film directed by edgar g. The count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas on free audio. Edmund dantes langan works as ships hand, having no idea of his famous forebearer, the. The writing of the work was completed in 1844, and released as an 18part series over the next two years. An international coproduction between the united states, the united kingdom, and ireland, the film is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by alexandre dumas, pere, and stars jim caviezel, guy pearce, and richard harris. Preintermediate level worksheet the treasure of monte cristo. Edward small announced plans to star louis hayward in the treasure of monte cristo but no film resulted. Dumas collaborated with other authors in the writing. The count valued the crowns at million francs, i dont believe the value of the rest of the treasure was given.
It is often considered, along with the three musketeers, as dumass most popular work. Overview of treasure of monte cristo, 1949, directed by william berke, with glenn langan, adele jergens, steve brodie, at turner classic movies skip navigation tcm. Discover what genre treasure of monte cristo, 1949, directed by william berke, with glenn langan, adele jergens, steve brodie, belongs at turner classic movies. Here ardmore studios became home to elaborate construction including the chateau dif staircase, the interior of mondegos lavish townhouse and the forbidding innards of chateau dif. 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. The film elements sourced on the count of montecristo isnt the greatest, though neither transfer is particularly good. The film opens with the image of a castle and an offscreen narrator discussing the treasure of monte cristo, a fortune in jewels that disappeared thirty years before from a castle in southern france. The count of monte cristo 1934 trailer robert donat duration. It is an adaptation of alexandre dumass 1844 novel the count of monte cristo cast. He finds a cave with treasure and changes his name into count monte cristo. What is your best estimation of the wealth of the treasure in.
The count of monte cristo theatrical trailer youtube. A descendant of edmond dantes finds himself framed for a crime he did not commit. Worksheet the treasure of monte cristo macmillan readers. All film versions of the count of monte cristo are going to be compared to the classic robert donat version from 1934. San francisco woman adele jergens lures seaman glenn langan worth a fortune. Treasure of monte cristo is an english movie directed by william berke released in the year 1949. Films based on the count of monte cristo wikipedia. Where was tv series the count of monte cristo, cast gerard depardieu, ornella muti, jean rochefort, pierre arditi. It starts promisingly enough with ships mate ed dantes the amazing. This makes ed the amazing colossal patsy actor langan is known for his starring role in the 1957 cult scifi film the amazing colossal man, as. The count of monte cristo stands out like a treasure chest halfburied in the sand.
The count of monte cristo is a classic adventure novel by alexandre dumas, pre. The count comes with secret islands, dashing adventureseekers, fistfuls of poison, serious disguises, italian bandits, intricate prison escape strategies, romeoandjulietlike love scenes, and more. 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. Treasure of monte cristo 1949 crime, drama, filmnoir video. About the location the primary location for the count of monte cristo was ireland. Talented b director william berke the mugger made this lippert film in san francisco. This mystery centers upon a distant relative of the illustrious count of monte cristo who is living in modern san francisco. A san francisco lawyer steve brodie uses a woman adele jergens to lure a merchant seaman glenn langan worth a legendary fortune. 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. Bobby jordan and glenn langan in treasure of monte cristo 1949. They seem to struggle particularly with nighttime scenes, though both primarily use sunny exteriors or brightlylit interiors in the case of montecristo so the results are at least okay. Tv series was filmed in 1998, countries of filming locations are france, germany, italy.
The treasure of monte cristo the treasure of monte cristo audiobook, by alexandre dumas. The film takes the same name as an unofficial sequel novel to the count of monte cristo, namely the treasure of monte cristo, written by jules lermina in 1885. Passed 1h 16min crime, drama, filmnoir 27 august 1949 usa this modern tale borrows from an old story in establishing langan, who. A theatrical trailer i made for the 2002 film, the count of monte cristo starring jim caviezel, guy pearce, and richard harris, directed by. The first film completed in hollywood was 1908s the count of monte cristo, although production of the film began in chicago. It is an adaptation of alexandre dumass 1844 novel the count of monte cristo. 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. Treasure of monte cristo 1949 directed by william berke. The count of monte cristo is the gift that keeps on giving there are surprises on every page.
Treasure of monte cristo 1949 a lippert films low renter that is better than i was expecting. 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. It is one of the authors more popular works, along with the three musketeers. The macmillan readers series is one of the most popular and respected series of readers for learners of english.
Instead the movies a 1940s crime drama set in san francisco. Pages in category films based on the count of monte cristo. He has with him a map leading to his ancestors fabulous treasure and. The count of monte cristo is a 2002 historical adventure drama film produced by roger birnbaum, gary barber, and jonathan glickman and directed by kevin reynolds. It was partially restored in 1949 and the last four letters removed. Here is the tale of the imprisonment and escape of edward dantes, taken from the classic novel the count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas. It blends the old count of monte cristo story in with a crime tale and is all set in modern 1949 san francisco. The treasure of monte cristo is a 1961 british film directed by monty berman and robert s. The treasure of monte cristo audiobook abridged listen. After completing his education, he acted in local repertory companies, before moving. Brokenhearted, but armed with the unbelievable resources of the treasure of spada and the assistance of his man jacopo and his smuggler friends, edmond fashions himself a new name and identity, that of the count of monte cristo, and begins to plot out revenge against the men who ruined his life. Invision employees share their remote work secrets. The film opens with the image of a castle and an offscreen narrator discussing the treasure of monte cristo, a fortune in jewels that disappeared thirty years before from.
Treasure of monte cristo 1949 the movie database tmdb. Glenn langan is a sailor just off a ship who gets mixed up with a blonde babe, adele jergens, and a crooked lawyer, steve brodie. With glenn langan, adele jergens, steve brodie, bobby jordan. Treasure of monte cristo 1949 a san francisco lawyer steve brodie uses a woman adele jergens to lure a merchant seaman glenn langan worth a legendary fortune.
Later he earns both the treasure and the young ladys true love. It is often considered dumas best work, and is frequently included on lists of the best novels of all time. What the 1934 film did was take the core of the revenge story from the many elements and threads in the book and add swashbuckling there are no sword fights in the book, and changed the ending to keep the punters happy. This note regards alexandre dumas, pere, the father of alexandre dumas, fils son. Find info by keywords for treasure of monte cristo, 1949, directed by william berke, with glenn langan, adele jergens, steve brodie, belongs at turner classic movies. It starts promisingly enough with ships mate ed dantes the amazing colossal glenn langan rescuing a beautiful blonde adele jergens from muggers and falling for her story of having escaped from a sanitarium, where she was sent forcibly by a guardian with eyes on her fortune. According to the counts biography the chest contained 2 million gold roman crowns, as well as an unspecified number of gold ingots and an unspecified amount of loose jewels which included diamonds, rubies, and pearls. This movie had glenn langan, adele jergens in the lead roles of the film. Coming back with a new name, count monte cristo decides to begin a new life. Take your hr comms to the next level with prezi video. 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. Treasure of monte cristo 1949 a san francisco lawyer steve brodie uses a woman adele jergens to lure a merchant seaman glenn langan worth a. Treasure of monte cristo 1949 treasure of monte cristo.