Monte Cristo
Theatrical release poster
Directed byEmmett J. Flynn
Written byCharles Fechter (play)
Alexander Salvini (adaptation)
Bernard McConville (scenario)
Based onThe Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringJohn Gilbert
CinematographyLucien Andriot
Production
company
Release dates
  • April 1, 1922 (1922-04-01) (Premiere)
  • September 3, 1922 (1922-09-03)
  • April 1927 (1927-04) (Re-release)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Monte Cristo is a 1922 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Emmett J. Flynn. It is based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, which was adapted by 19th century thespian Charles Fechter and written for this screen version by Bernard McConville. John Gilbert plays the hero with Estelle Taylor as the leading lady. This film was long thought lost until a print surfaced in the Czech Republic. The film has been released on DVD, packaged with Gilbert's 1926 MGM film Bardelys the Magnificent.[1][2][3]

Plot

Edmond 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 d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.

Cast

John Gilbert and Virginia Brown Faire

References

  1. ↑ Monte Cristo at silentera.com
  2. ↑ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
  3. ↑ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Monte Cristo


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