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The Count of Monte Cristo / Touchstone Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment present a Birnbaum/Barber production ; a Kevin Reynolds film ; executive producer, Chris Brigham ; produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber and Jonathan Glickman ; screenplay by Jay Wolpert ; directed by Kevin Reynolds.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: 24019 | Touchstone Home Entertainment24019/23 | Touchstone Home EntertainmentLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, Spanish Publisher: Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Entertainment, [2002]Distributor: [Burbank, CA] : Buena Vista Home Entertainment, [2002]Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 131 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
ISBN:
  • 0788838121
  • 9780788838125
Other title:
  • French title: Comte de Monte Cristo
Uniform titles:
  • Count of Monte Cristo (Motion picture : 2002)
Related works:
  • Motion picture adaptation of (work): Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870. Comte de Monte-Cristo. English
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Contents:
Special features: Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 televisions -- Audio commentary with director Kevin Reynolds -- "The Napoleonic World" production design featurette -- "En Guarde" multi-angle swordfighting feature -- "The pen" retrospective on author Alexandre Dumas -- "Adapting a classic" screenwriting segment -- "The clash of steel" stunt choreography piece -- Layer-by-layer interactive sound design feature -- 4 deleted scenes with commentary by filmmakers -- THX-certified with optimizer -- Language: English ; French -- Subtitles English ; Spanish.
Production credits:
  • Costume designer, Tom Rand ; music by Edward Shearmur ; film editors, Stephen Semel, Chris Womack ; production designer, Mark Geraghty ; director of photography, Andrew Dunn.
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, James Frain, Dagmara Dominczyk, Michael Wincott, Luis Guzman, Helen McCrory, Freddie Jones.Summary: An innocent man, Edmond Dantes, is imprisoned for years on a godforsaken island while the friend who betrayed him takes Dantes ravishing fiancé for himself. Dantes eventually escapes, recovers a fortune in buried pirate treasure, transforms himself into the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, and methodically goes about exacting his revenge.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The classic tale of swashbuckling adventure by the senior Alexandre Dumas comes to the screen in its umpteenth incarnation, this time from Kevin Reynolds, directing his first feature in five years. James Caviezel stars as Edmond Dantes, an honest sailor who plans to marry his beautiful lover Mercedes (Dagmara Dominczyk). Edmond doesn't know that his best friend Fernand Mondego (Guy Pearce) secretly desires Mercedes for himself and schemes with fallen aristocrat Villefort (James Frain) to frame Edmond for a crime he didn't commit. Sentenced to life on the remote island prison of D'If, Edmond becomes consumed by plans for revenge. Thirteen years pass and he meets a fellow innocent convict, Abbe Faria (Richard Harris), who becomes Edmond's mentor in swordfighting, finance, and escape, confiding that a vast treasure awaits a discoverer on the island of Monte Cristo. Eventually, Edmond is able to get away using Faria's tunnels and makes his way to Monte Cristo, where he retrieves the fortune and uses it to make himself over as the wealthy "Count of Monte Cristo." With the help of a loyal sidekick (Luis Guzman), Edmond insinuates himself into French royalty and sets about getting revenge on Villefort and Fernand, who is now married to Mercedes. The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) also stars Michael Wincott and Albie Woodington. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

DVD; NTSC, region 1; 5.1 Dolby digital surround sound; widescreen 1.85:1.

In English; French dubbed version included; optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed captioning in English.

Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, James Frain, Dagmara Dominczyk, Michael Wincott, Luis Guzman, Helen McCrory, Freddie Jones.

Costume designer, Tom Rand ; music by Edward Shearmur ; film editors, Stephen Semel, Chris Womack ; production designer, Mark Geraghty ; director of photography, Andrew Dunn.

Based on the novel by Alexander Dumas.

MPAA rating: PG-13; for adventure violence/swordplay and some sensuality.

An innocent man, Edmond Dantes, is imprisoned for years on a godforsaken island while the friend who betrayed him takes Dantes ravishing fiancé for himself. Dantes eventually escapes, recovers a fortune in buried pirate treasure, transforms himself into the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, and methodically goes about exacting his revenge.

Special features: An epic reborn: The pen (feature on Alexandre Dumas), Adapting a classic (screenwriting feature), The Napoleonic world (production design feature), The clash of steel (fight choreography feature); Deleted scenes; En garde: multi-angle dailies (swordfighting feature); Layer by layer: sound design (interactive feature); Audio commentary (by Kevin Reynolds).

For private home use only.

Special features: Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16x9 televisions -- Audio commentary with director Kevin Reynolds -- "The Napoleonic World" production design featurette -- "En Guarde" multi-angle swordfighting feature -- "The pen" retrospective on author Alexandre Dumas -- "Adapting a classic" screenwriting segment -- "The clash of steel" stunt choreography piece -- Layer-by-layer interactive sound design feature -- 4 deleted scenes with commentary by filmmakers -- THX-certified with optimizer -- Language: English ; French -- Subtitles English ; Spanish.

For private home use only.

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