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in the novel. Dumas did visit him there, although he does not mention it in "Etat civil". During the life of Thomas-Alexandre Dumas: During the life of Alexandre Dumas: Alexandre Dumas and Auguste Maquet wrote a set of four plays that collectively told the story of "The Count of Monte Cristo": "Monte Cristo Part I" (1848); "Monte Cristo Part II" (1848); "Le Comte de Morcerf" (1851) and "Villefort" (1851).
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The Treasure of Monte Cristo


The Treasure of Monte Cristo is a 1961 British film directed by Monty Berman and Robert S. Baker. 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. It is a prequel to "The Count of Monte Cristo". 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. In the United States it was
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who swears himself to Edmond for life, and they both work for the pirates until they arrive in Marseille. Edmond learns from Morrell, who does not recognize him, that Fernand and Danglars are complicit in his betrayal, and that Fernand and Mercédès have wed. With Faria's map, he and Jacopo locate the treasure of Spada. Using his newfound wealth and advanced education, he establishes himself in Parisian society as "The Count of Monte Cristo," and swears vengeance on those who conspired against him. Edmond ingratiates
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the idea of revenge in "The Count of Monte Cristo" came from a story in a book compiled by Jacques Peuchet, a French police archivist, published in 1838 after the death of the author. Dumas included this essay in one of the editions from 1846. Peuchet told of a shoemaker, Pierre Picaud, living in Nîmes in 1807, who was engaged to marry a rich woman when three jealous friends falsely accused him of being a spy for England. Picaud was placed under a form of house arrest in the Fenestrelle
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took several years to be made. In the 2006 political thriller film "V for Vendetta", an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name, the titular anarchist refers to "The Count of Monte Cristo" as his favourite film. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: The film had two sequels, "The Son of Monte Cristo" (1940) and "The Return of Monte Cristo" (1946). "The Count of Monte Cristo" was named one of the top
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The Count of Monte Cristo (1934 film)


The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1934 American adventure film directed by Rowland V. Lee and starring Robert Donat and Elissa Landi. 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. When he finally escapes, he seeks revenge against the greedy men who conspired to put him in prison. This is the first sound film adaptation of Dumas' novel—five silent films preceded it. In
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The Count of Monte Cristo (radio program)


The Count of Monte Cristo is an American old-time radio adventure program. It was broadcast on the Don Lee Network on the West Coast in the 1944-1945 season and on the Mutual Broadcasting System December 19, 1946 - January 1, 1952. Derived from the novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas, the program focused on the adventures of Edmond Dantes, who was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted on a false accusation of treason. Dantes escaped from prison and fought corruption in 18th
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before their imprisonment. Faria reveals he was once a priest and academic who served the immensely wealthy Count Chésele Spada, and was granted knowledge of where the Count had hidden away his fortune: on the remote island of Monte Cristo. Faria promises to share the treasure with Dantès in return for his assistance. ("Lessons Learned"). The tunnel suddenly collapses, mortally wounding Faria. As he lays dying in Dantès' arms he grants Dantès the entire fortune on Monte Cristo. They share a dream they know will never
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The Count of Monte Cristo (1975 film)


The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1975 television film produced by ITC Entertainment and based upon the book "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas, père. It was directed by David Greene and starred Richard Chamberlain as Edmond Dantès, Kate Nelligan as Mercedes, Tony Curtis as Fernand Mondego, Louis Jourdan (who played Edmond Dantès in the 1961 film adaptation of the novel) as De Villefort, Donald Pleasence as Danglars, Trevor Howard as Abbé Faria, and Isabelle de Valvert as Haydee. ITC had previously produced a
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The Count of Monte Cristo (James Behr musical)


The Count of Monte Cristo musical, book and music by James Behr, is adapted from the famous novel by Alexander Dumas. "The Count of Monte Cristo" was awarded as Finalist in the New York Musical Theatre Festival, 2011. It was performed in its entirety at the Off-Broadway Bleecker Street Theater in New York in 2012 as part of the Planet Connections Theatre Festivity. The Count of Monte Cristo was also performed in part in New York in 2010 at the New York Off-Broadway Wings Theater during the 2010
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The Return of Monte Cristo (1946 film)


The Return of Monte Cristo is a 1946 swashbuckler film which is a sequel to "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1934) and "The Son of Monte Cristo" (1940). The grandson of the Count of Monte Cristo is falsely accused of a crime and imprisoned on Devil's Island. He escapes and seeks revenge against those responsible for his imprisonment. Edward Small made the film in collaboration with Columbia Studios, using an old commitment he had with Louis Hayward. Hayward was paid $35,000. Reviews were positive
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film, and there was no indication that her mother was opposed to the Dantes marriage. Monte Cristo and Fernand did not engage in a sword fight. Monte Cristo was not put on trial, as he is in the movie's finale. It was Villefort rather than Danglars who went insane. The film was very popular — Philip Dunne said it "provided Eddie Small with a fortune almost as great as the Treasure of Spada". A sequel, "The Son of Monte Cristo", was announced almost immediately, but
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The Count of Monte Cristo (1998 miniseries)


The Count of Monte Cristo (a.k.a. "Le Comte de Monte Cristo") is a French-Italian four-part miniseries based on the 1844 novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas père. Edmond Dantès is falsely accused of Bonapartism and sentenced to spend the rest of his life imprisoned in the dreaded Château d'If, an island fortress from which no prisoner has ever escaped, and to which the most dangerous political prisoners are sent. While imprisoned, he meets Abbé Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone
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The Count of Monte Cristo (1964 TV series)


The Count of Monte Cristo is a British 12-part dramatization of the Alexandre Dumas novel of the same name. It was made by the BBC and was screened in the autumn of 1964. The series starred Alan Badel in the title role. Edmond Dantes, a sailor, is falsely accused and imprisoned by three men who have various reasons to be jealous of him. After 14 years imprisoned in the Chateau d'If he escapes, and, after recovering a treasure hidden on the island of Monte Cristo revealed to him by the Abbe Faria
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Jules Lermina


-Ho le Tueur d'Or" (1905) (translated by Georges T. Dodds as "To-Ho and the Gold Destroyers" , two sequels to the popular classic "The Count of Monte-Cristo": "Le Fils de Monte-Cristo" (1881) (that in English was divided in two books: The Wife of Monte Cristo and The Son of Monte Cristo), and "Le Trésor de Monte-Cristo" [The Treasure of Monte-Cristo] (1885); and "Les Mystères
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The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo


Alexandre Dumas – viewed his father, who served as the inspiration for some of his novels, including "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "The Three Musketeers". "The Black Count" won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography and the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography, among other awards and honors. As of 2014, the book is being adapted into a film. "The Black Count" presents the life of the French General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, who served as the inspiration for
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, culture, and science. Knowing himself to be close to death, Faria tells Dantès the location of a treasure on the Italian island of Monte Cristo. When Faria dies, Dantès takes his place in the burial sack. When the guards throw the sack into the sea, Dantès breaks through and swims to a nearby island. He is rescued by a smuggling ship that stops at Monte Cristo. After recovering the treasure, Dantès returns to Marseille. He later purchases the island of Monte Cristo and the title of Count from
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Flashbacks show The Count of Monte Cristo being hired by the Queen to kill Snow and Charming. The Dark Palace is shown in the forest. In 19th Century France, Edmond Dantès, also known as the Count of Monte Cristo, is hosting a ceremony at his palace. He then walks over to the person who locked him up ten years earlier, the Baron, and he kills him for revenge. Everyone flees except for the Evil Queen, who offers the Count a list of every person who has ever wronged him or
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Monte Cristo" lives on in a "famous gold mine, a line of luxury Cuban cigars, a sandwich, and any number of bars and casinos—it even lurks in the name of the street-corner hustle three-card monte." Modern Russian writer and philologist Vadim Nikolayev determined "The Count of Monte-Cristo" as a megapolyphonic novel. The novel has been the inspiration for many other works, from Lew Wallace's "" (1880), a science fiction retelling in Alfred Bester's "The
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, The Count of Monte Cristo is an old-fashioned yet enjoyable swashbuckler." At Metacritic, the film received a score of 61 out of 100, with generally favourable reviews. Roger Ebert gave the film 3 stars out of 4 writing, ""The Count of Monte Cristo" is a movie that incorporates piracy, Napoleon in exile, betrayal, solitary confinement, secret messages, escape tunnels, swashbuckling, comic relief, a treasure map, Parisian high society and sweet revenge, and brings it in at under two
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Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo


Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo is a science fiction anime series produced by Gonzo. An adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' "The Count of Monte Cristo", the 24-episode series aired on Japanese television between October 2004 and March 2005; it was licensed for a Western release first by Geneon Entertainment and later by Funimation. The series was adapted into a CD drama, a trilogy of novels by screenwriter Shuichi Kouyama, and a manga written and drawn by series creator Mahiro Maeda which ran from 2005 to 2008. Set in the
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reunites with Eugénie. The anime is an adaptation of "The Count of Monte Cristo", a French adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas which began as a newspaper serial in 1844. "The Count of Monte Cristo" is considered a literary classic, and in the years since its publication has received numerous adaptations. While the original novel took place during the Bourbon Restoration of the early 19th century, "Gankutsuou" takes place in a distant science fiction-based future, although multiple events within the anime parallel the historic and political
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a science fiction setting, and decided upon "The Count of Monte Cristo", as Dumas's novel had provided the inspiration for Bester's work. Maeda first read a simplified version of "The Count of Monte Cristo" when he was young. When he read the full version as an adult, he saw that the story was far more complex and interesting. Maeda's initial draft was expanded upon by Takahashi and Yamashita. Faced with adapting a novel that was over 400-pages long into a 24-episode anime, Maeda struggled with
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The Count of Monte Cristo (1956 TV series)


The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1956 British television series produced by ITC Entertainment/TPA and adapted very loosely from the novel by Alexandre Dumas by Sidney Marshall. It premiered in the UK in early 1956 and ran for 39 thirty-minute episodes dramatizing the continuing adventures of Edmond Dantès, the self-styled Count of Monte Cristo, during the reign of Louis Philippe I d'Orléans, King of the French from 1830 to 1848. The first twelve episodes were filmed in the United States, at the Hal Roach studios, with
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muses on her unhappy marriage ("When the World was Mine"). Dantès, as the Count of Monte Cristo, decides to spend some time in Italy, surrounding himself with beautiful women who dance for him, but cannot take any enjoyment from it ("Dance The Tarantella"). Jacopo returns from a mission given to him by Dantès, to discover what has become of the men who betrayed him. Jacopo divulges that Danglars has become a Baron, who bought out Morrell's company, and Villefort has
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Joseph R. Grismer


production of Dickens’ "Bleak House". They married in San Francisco on June 1, 1882, and not long afterward formed their own company of stock players known as the Grismer-Davies Organization and began playing theaters throughout California and eventually across the Western States and Provinces of North America. During this time Grismer wrote and performed in "Monte Cristo", an adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas story "The Count of Monte Cristo", and "Called Back" from the book by Hugh Conway. Other plays performed by
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was co-composed by Jean-Jacques Burnel of British band The Stranglers, who also composed and sang the main themes. The series was praised by Western critics and received multiple international accolades. "Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo" is set in the year 5053; the two major powers are the planet Earth and the alien-dominated Eastern Empire, who have been at war for an undetermined time. During a visit to the Moon-based city of Lune with his friend Baron Franz d'Epinay, Viscount Albert de
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the Yorozu Chouhou newspaper, and released in book form in four volumes by publisher Aoki Suusandou in 1905. Though later translations use the title "Monte Cristo-haku" (モンテ・クリスト伯, the Count of Monte Cristo), the "Gankutsu-ou" title remains highly associated with the novel and is often used as an alternative. As of March 2016, all movie adaptations of the novel brought to Japan used the title "Gankutsu-ou", with the exception of the 2002 film, which has it as a subtitle
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French Revolution. New racial-discrimination laws were applied in 1802. The general was consequently dismissed from the army and became profoundly bitter toward Napoleon. In 1840, the body of Napoleon I was brought to France and became an object of veneration in the church of Les Invalides, renewing popular patriotic support for the Bonaparte family. In "Causeries" (1860), Dumas published a short paper, "État civil du Comte de Monte-Cristo", on the genesis of the Count of Monte-Cristo. It appears
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a smuggling ship. Dantès later follows the abbé's directions and finds the treasure on the uninhabited island of Monte Cristo. With a fortune at his command, he sets in motion his plans for revenge. To begin, he arranges to have Albert (Mercedes and Mondego's son) kidnapped and held for ransom. Dantès "rescues" the younger man in order to gain entry into Paris society, using his purchased title of Count of Monte Cristo. First to be brought to justice is Mondego. While the French ambassador to
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. None of the men recognize the Count of Monte Cristo as Dantès. Mondego introduces Mercédès, who instantly recognizes her former love. She is sent into a state of shock and tries to speak, but Dantès avoided and ignored her for all the evening, clarifying with the woman that between them there's nothing left to say anymore ("I Know Those Eyes / This Man Is Dead"). Dantès sets a trap for Danglars, Villefort and Mondego, sending Jacopo to them with instructions to invest their fortunes into the
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Château de Monte-Cristo


The Château de Monte-Cristo is a writer's house museum located in the country home of the writer Alexandre Dumas, "père". The château was built in 1846 by the architect Hippolyte Durand in Port-Marly, Yvelines, France. Dumas named it after one of his most successful novels: "The Count of Monte Cristo" ("Le Comte de Monte-Cristo", 1845–1846). Durand also built a writing studio on the grounds, which Dumas named the Château d'If after another setting from the same
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(吉田岩窟王事件). A manga adaptation of the novel, titled "Monte Cristo Hakushaku" ("The Earl of Monte Cristo"; jap. モンテ・クリスト, 伯爵) and made by Ena Moriyama, was published in November 2015. The original work was published in serial form in the "Journal des Débats" in 1844. Carlos Javier Villafane Mercado described the effect in Europe: George Saintsbury stated: ""Monte Cristo" is said to have been at its first appearance, and for some time subsequently, the most popular
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The Count of Monte Cristo (musical)


When the bandits return, Dantès breaks free of his bonds and fights them while Albert hides. The bandits are revealed to be Luisa Vampa and her band of pirates, now working for Dantès. This was all Dantès' plan to become acquainted with Albert in order to gain access to Mondego. Dantès pays the pirates for their service and they disperse. Albert thanks his "savior" and asks who he is. Dantès introduces himself as the Count of Monte Cristo, and invites Albert, and his parents, to a ball
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Secret identity


concept of a secret identity in fiction is "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1844) by Alexandre Dumas, a huguely popular story which was frequently dramatized in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In this story, the protagonist Edmund Dantes takes on the identity of the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo in order to carry out his plan of revenge against the men who were responsible for his downfall and imprisonment. The modern popular culture use of secret identities begins in the early 20th century with characters such as the Scarlet Pimpernel
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centres on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune, and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. His plans have devastating consequences for both the innocent and the guilty. The book is considered a literary classic today. According to Luc Sante, ""The Count of Monte Cristo" has become a fixture of Western civilization's literature, as inescapable and immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse, Noah's flood, and the story of Little Red Riding Hood." Dumas wrote that
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has become of the captain, Danglars, the first mate of the ship, reveals that the captain is dead and Dantès disobeyed orders by bringing him to Elba. Instead of becoming upset, Morrell commends Dantès and promotes him to captain. Danglars becomes furious and plots revenge on Dantès. Now that Dantès has been made captain he does not have to wait to marry Mercédès and the two revel in the news ("When Love is True"). Mondego is also in love with Mercédès and secretly hates Dantès for his engagement
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as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo ("The Treasure / When We Are Kings - Reprise") Mercédès has been in a loveless marriage with Mondego for many years, and the two of them have a son named Albert, who has just turned eighteen. Albert begs his mother for permission to attend Carnival in Rome, but she refuses believing he is too young and would be without a chaperone. Mondego cares very little for his son, and quickly agrees when Albert asks him for permission. Once left alone, Mercédès
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The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo


". Dumas was born the son of a renegade French nobleman and his black slave in 1762 in the French sugar colony of Saint Domingue (the future Haiti); at the time of his birth, his father was living on the run from the royal authorities and from the boy's uncle, a rich planter who shipped sugar and slaves out of a Haitian area called "Monte Cristo". When Dumas was 14, his father sold him and his three siblings into slavery in Port-au-Prince, in order
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treason, arrested, and imprisoned without trial in the Château d'If, a grim island fortress off Marseilles. A fellow prisoner, Abbé Faria, correctly deduces that his jealous rival Fernand Mondego, envious crewmate Danglars, and double-dealing magistrate De Villefort framed him. Faria inspires his escape and guides him to a fortune in treasure. As the powerful and mysterious Count of Monte Cristo (Italy), he arrives from the Orient to enter the fashionable Parisian world of the 1830s and avenge himself on the men who conspired to destroy
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Zsolt Pozsgai


based on the novel (The Count of Monte Cristo) by Alexandre Dumas. Police arrest young Edmond Dantes and lock him up in the prison of Château d'If from where there is no return. After many years he escapes and becomes the holder of a fabulous treasure. Disguised as the Count of Monte Cristo, he begins his journey to take revenge on those who imprisoned him. Songs and performance by György Szomor. GINA AND FIDEL about meeting between Gina Lollobrigida and Fidel Castro in 1974. First premiere in Graz, 2017.
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The Count of Monte Cristo (1956 TV series)


the rest being filmed at ITC's traditional home of Elstree. ITC produced a film based on the same source-material, "The Count of Monte-Cristo", in 1975. Guest stars who would go on to later fame included Patrick Troughton, Stratford Johns, Cyril Shaps, Anthony Newlands, John Barrard, Raf De La Torre and Nigel Davenport. A 5-disc DVD set containing all thirty-nine episodes was released by Network Studio on 12 April 2010 (currently only in Region 2 PAL format; not yet available
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neutral border territory (and tiny island) of Monte Cristo (today Monte Christi, Dominican Republic). (Some historians argue that this Monte Cristo was the "real" island that inspired Alexandre Dumas's "The Count of Monte Cristo.") Charles died of gout in 1773; Louis, the youngest of the Davy de la Pailleterie brothers, died three months later. He had served a 15-day sentence for being involved in selling defective weapons to the French military (a famous scandal at the time known as the Invalides
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where he also served as University Provost from 2003 to 2009. In a joint statement following their review and pronouncement of "The Black Count" as the 2013 Pulitzer Prize winner, the jury stated that the real-life inspiration for the Count of Monte Cristo, presented "a compelling story of a forgotten swashbuckling hero". Following the announcement of the Pulitzer Prize winners, Reiss reflected on the honor, stating, "For me the great thrill of this book is that I pulled somebody out of the pages of fiction,
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Ali's death, Fernand sold Ali's wife Vasiliki and his daughter Haydée into slavery. While Vasiliki died shortly thereafter, Dantès purchased Haydée. The Count manipulates Danglars into researching the event, which is published in a newspaper. As a result, Fernand is investigated by his peers and disgraced. When Albert blames the Count for his father's downfall and challenges him to a duel, Mercédès, having already recognized Monte Cristo as Dantès, goes to the Count and begs him to spare her son. During this interview, she
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about to commit suicide when he learns that his debts have been mysteriously paid and that one of his lost ships has returned with a full cargo, secretly rebuilt and laden by Dantès. Reappearing as the rich Count of Monte Cristo, Dantès begins his revenge on the three men responsible for his unjust imprisonment: Fernand, now Count de Morcerf and Mercédès' husband; Danglars, now a baron and a wealthy banker; and Villefort, now "procureur du roi". The Count appears first in Rome, where he becomes acquainted
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The Son of Monte Cristo


The Son of Monte Cristo is a 1940 American black-and-white swashbuckling adventure film from United Artists, produced by Edward Small, directed by Rowland V. Lee, that stars Louis Hayward, Joan Bennett, and George Sanders. The Small production uses the same sets and many of the same cast and production crew as his previous year's production of "The Man in the Iron Mask". The film takes the same name as the unofficial sequel to "The Count of Monte Cristo", namely "The Son of
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The Son of Monte Cristo


to right the wrongs and capture the heart of the woman he loves. A sequel to "The Count of Monte Cristo" was announced almost immediately after the first film's success. At one stage Robert Donat, Melvyn Douglas and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. were named as stars; Jean Arthur was also being considered for a lead role. "The Son of Monte Cristo" was widely panned by critics. Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times" called the film, "just a routine retelling of a conventional sword-and
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The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo


The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo is a 2012 biography of General Thomas-Alexandre Dumas written by Tom Reiss. The book presents the life and career of Dumas as a soldier and officer during the French Revolution, as well as his military service in Italy during the French Revolutionary Wars and later in Egypt under Napoleon. Reiss offers insight into slavery and the life of a man of mixed race during the French Colonial Empire. He also reveals how Dumas's son – author
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Morcerf meets a mysterious self-made nobleman called the Count of Monte Cristo. After the Count helps Franz save Albert from a gang of kidnappers, Albert introduces the Count into the high society of Paris; these include Albert's father General Fernand de Morcerf and his wife Mercedes; the powerful banker Baron Jullian Danglars, his wife Victoria, and their daughter and Albert's betrothed Eugénie; and the Crown Prosecutor of Paris Gérard de Villefort, his current wife Héloïse, and daughter by his first wife Valentine. Albert later meets the
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that Dumas had close contacts with members of the Bonaparte family while living in Florence in 1841. In a small boat, he sailed around the island of Monte-Cristo, accompanied by a young prince, a cousin to Louis Bonaparte, who was to become Emperor of the French ten years later. During this trip, he promised the prince that he would write a novel with the island's name in the title. At that time, the future emperor was imprisoned at the citadel of Ham – a name that is mentioned
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rightful ruler of the Grand Duchy, the Grand Duchess Zona (Joan Bennett), hopes to get aid from Napoleon III of France and makes her escape pursued by a troop of Hussars loyal to Gurko. While on a hunting trip, the visiting Count of Monte Cristo (Louis Hayward), rescues her. The Count escorts the Grand Duchess Zona to a neutral country, but Gurko's Hussars violate international neutrality to return the Grand Duchess and her lady-in-waiting back to Lichtenburg. The count has become romantically enamoured
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the last of the traitors, reads the name Llerrom backwards and sees that it spells "Morrell" in reverse. Remembering how Dantès worked for the Morrell Shipping Company, Mondego deduces the Count of Monte Cristo's true identity. ("The Trap / Too Much Is Never Enough"). When the news breaks of what the Count has done, Albert considers his family disgraced and arranges a duel with him. Mercédès tries to talk her son out of it, but Albert refuses to relent. Valentine privately muses on her
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Monte Cristo Jr.


Monte Cristo Jr. was a Victorian burlesque with a libretto written by Richard Henry, a pseudonym for the writers Richard Butler and Henry Chance Newton. The score was composed by Meyer Lutz, Ivan Caryll, Hamilton Clarke, Tito Mattei, G. W. Hunt and Henry J. Leslie. The ballet and incidental dances were arranged by John D'Auban, and the theatre's musical director, Meyer Lutz, conducted. The play's doggerel verse was loosely based on "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas. The piece was first performed
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novel. Villefort's wife for instance, never appears, and there is no mention of her ever having poisoned anyone. In the novel, it is Mondego rather than Danglars who commits suicide, and Dantès and Mondego do not engage in a swordfight. As in the novel, Dantès loses Mercedes because of his vengeful bitterness. Haydee has only a minor role in the film, and there is no indication that she and Monte Cristo become lovers as in the book. The following participants in major sub-plots of the Dumas
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Monte Cristo (1922 film)


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 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
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Monte Cristo (1929 film)


Monte Cristo (1929) is a French silent film directed by Henri Fescourt, and is a film adaptation of "The Count of Monte Cristo", a novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. Long forgotten, the film underwent a restoration effort from 1999 to 2006 under the direction of Lenny Borger, with funding by the Arte channel. A nearly complete reconstruction was assembled from four prints in Eastern European archives. The restored film received its North American premiere at the San Francisco International Film Festival on May 3, 2015. Fescourt
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Comino


It is popular with divers, snorkelers and swimmers. Other beaches on Comino include Santa Maria Bay (Maltese: "Ramla ta' Santa Marija") and St. Nicholas Bay (Maltese: "Bajja San Niklaw"). Comino is a popular location for filmmakers. It appears in the films "Troy", "The Count օf Monte Cristo" and "Swept Away". Most notably, St. Mary's Tower on Comino was featured in the film "The Count of Monte Cristo", where it doubled as the
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"Le Départ" into two. The first appearance of "The Count of Monte Cristo" in English was the first part of a serialization by W. Francis Ainsworth in volume VII of "Ainsworth's Magazine" published in 1845, although this was an abridged summary of the first part of the novel only and was entitled "The Prisoner of If". Ainsworth translated the remaining chapters of the novel, again in abridged form, and issued these in volumes VIII and IX of the magazine in 1845 and 1846 respectively. Another
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the book "The Count of Monte Cristo" written by his son Alexandre Dumas. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, also known as Thomas-Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie, was born in Jérémie, Saint-Domingue (Haiti) in 1762, the son of the Marquis and Marie-Cessette Dumas, his Haitian slave. In addition to being the father of French novelist Alexandre Dumas, he was the grandfather of playwright Alexandre Dumas, known for "La Dame aux Camélias", the source for Giuseppe Verdi's "La traviata
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Karkottai


Karkottai () is a 1954 Indian Tamil-language film produced and directed by Kemparaj Urs. The film featured Kemparaj and Krishna Kumari in the lead roles. It is based on "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas. The lists of Cast and Crew are adapted from the database of Film News Anandan. "Karkottai" was based on "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas. It was also produced in Kannada under the title "Jaladurga". Music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman and G.
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The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo


heroics during the Revolution. Physically incapacitated from the captivity, Dumas died in early 1806. Although his son was less than four years old at the time, he retained memories of his father, later honoring his legacy through his literary works "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "The Three Musketeers". On September 19, 2012, "NPR"'s Drew Toal reviewed the book, reiterating Simon's astonishment at the impact that Dumas made in life and literature, and calling the book and life of Dumas "fascinating
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respect in "The Count of Monte Cristo", "The Corsican Brothers", and in his memoirs. Dumas depended on numerous assistants and collaborators, of whom Auguste Maquet was the best known. It was not until the late twentieth century that his role was fully understood. Dumas wrote the short novel "Georges" (1843), which uses ideas and plots later repeated in "The Count of Monte Cristo". Maquet took Dumas to court to try to get authorial recognition and a higher rate of payment for his
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Teresa, Contessa Guiccioli


Teresa, Contessa Guiccioli (1800–1873) was the married lover of Lord Byron while he was living in Ravenna, Italy, and writing the first five cantos of "Don Juan". She wrote the biographical account "Lord Byron's Life in Italy". On 19 January 1818, Teresa married Count Guiccioli. It was three days later, on 22 January, that she met Lord Byron at the home of Countess Albrizzi. Alexandre Dumas included her as a minor character in his novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" using
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002 film)


The Count of Monte Cristo is a 2002 adventure drama film produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, and Jonathan Glickman that was directed by Kevin Reynolds. An international co-production between the United States, the United Kingdom, and Ireland, the film is an adaptation of the book of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, père and stars Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, and Richard Harris. It follows the general plot of the novel (the main storyline of imprisonment and revenge is preserved); but many aspects, including
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The Count of Monte Cristo () is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas ("père") completed in 1844. It is one of the author's more popular works, along with "The Three Musketeers". Like many of his novels, it was expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet. Another important work by Dumas, written before his work with Maquet, was the short novel "Georges"; this novel is of particular interest to scholars because Dumas reused many of the ideas
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and plot devices later in "The Count of Monte Cristo". The story takes place in France, Italy, and islands in the Mediterranean during the historical events of 1815–1839: the era of the Bourbon Restoration through the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. It begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book, an adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy, and forgiveness. It
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a final thought: "all human wisdom is contained in these two words, 'Wait and Hope'". "The Count of Monte Cristo" was originally published in the "Journal des Débats" in eighteen parts. Serialization ran from 28 August 1844 to 15 January 1846. The first edition in book form was published in Paris by "Pétion" in 18 volumes with the first two issued in 1844 and the remaining sixteen in 1845. Most of the Belgian pirated editions, the first Paris edition and many others up
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half brother in this version); Mondego kills himself after being confronted by Mercedes; Danglars is killed by the Count in a duel. The ending sees Dantès and Mercedes reunited and the character of Haydee is not featured at all. The play was first performed at the Adelphi in London in October 1868. The original duration was five hours, resulting in Fechter abridging the play, which, despite negative reviews, had a respectable sixteen-week run. Fechter moved to the United States in 1869 and Monte Cristo was chosen for
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Pierre Picaud


Pierre Picaud () was a 19th-century shoemaker in Nîmes who may have been the basis for the character of Edmond Dantès in Alexandre Dumas, père's novel, "The Count of Monte Cristo". In 1807, Picaud was engaged to marry a rich woman, but three jealous friends — Loupian, Solari, and Chaubart — falsely accused him of being a spy for England (a fourth friend, Allut, knew of their conspiracy, but did not report it). He was imprisoned in the Fenestrelle fortress for
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to be dead, contemplates suicide after her funeral. Dantès reveals his true identity and explains that he rescued Morrel's father from bankruptcy years earlier; he then tells Maximilien to reconsider his suicide. On the island of Monte Cristo, Dantès presents Valentine to Maximilien and reveals the true sequence of events. Having found peace, Dantès leaves the newly reunited couple part of his fortune and departs for an unknown destination to find comfort and a new life with Haydée, who has declared her love for him. The reader is left with
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Nam Jung-hyun


Nam Jung-hyun (Hangul: 남정현) is a South Korean writer who often clashed with the Korean government. Nam Jung-hyun was born December 13, 1933 in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea.(충청남도 서산) He was the first son in a family of two sons and two daughters. He grew up as a sickly infant, who first thought of entering a career in writing when he read The Count of Monte Cristo while in the hospital for the treatment of tuberculosis. He married Sun-nam in 1958 and
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Dantès' carefully conceived plans. Albert Mondego learns of his involvement in his father's downfall and challenges him to a duel. Mercedes, who had recognized her former lover upon their first meeting, begs him not to kill her son. He agrees. Albert deliberately changes his aim because his mother has told him who Monte Cristo really is, and the duel ends without injury. De Villefort has risen to the high office of State Attorney. Dantès sends him information about his true identity and activities, which leads to his arrest
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parentage. Fernand attempts to flee, but changes his mind upon realizing that he has nothing left to live for, and challenges Edmond to a fight to death; Edmond prevails. Edmond purchases Château d'If, intending to raze it, but instead leaves it standing as he swears to Faria to use his vast resources for good. "The Count of Monte Cristo" holds a rating of 74% based on 144 reviews at Rotten Tomatoes with the critical consensus being that, "Though it may not reach for any new artistic heights
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The Count of Monte Cristo (musical)


The Count of Monte Cristo is a musical based on the famed novel of the same name, with influences from the 2002 film adaptation of the book. The music is written by Frank Wildhorn and the lyrics and book are by Jack Murphy. The musical had a New York City workshop in November 2008, starring Brandi Burkhardt, James Barbour, Natalie Toro, Gregg Edelmann and several others from the Broadway production of "A Tale of Two Cities", and many known Wildhorn favorites. After the workshop, concept recording was released
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and trial. At first, Dantès refuses to testify, in order to shield de Villefort's daughter Valentine (Irene Hervey), who is in love with Albert. However, when she learns of it, she urges him to defend himself. Dantès does so, providing evidence of de Villefort's longstanding corruption. At last, with all of his enemies destroyed, Dantès is reunited with Mercedes. This was the third film producer Edward Small made for United Artists. Fredric March was the original choice for the title role.
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31, 32, 38, 40, 53 & 77 in the 117-chapter unabridged Pocket Books edition.) Dumas was a member of the Club des Hashischins. In June 2017, Manga Classics, an imprint of UDON Entertainment, published The Count of Monte Cristo as a faithfully adapted Manga edition of the classic novel. The first Japanese translation by Kuroiwa Shūroku was entitled "Shigai Shiden Gankutsu-ou" (史外史伝巌窟王, "a historical story from outside history, the King of the Cavern"), and serialized from 1901–1902 in
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The Count of Monte Cristo (1913 film)


The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1913 silent film adventure directed by Joseph A. Golden and Edwin S. Porter. It starred James O'Neill, a stage actor and father of playwright Eugene O'Neill. James O'Neill had been playing Edmond Dantès most of his adult life and was famous in the role. Daniel Frohman and Adolph Zukor produced together. Edwin S. Porter co-directed with Joseph Golden, though this was probably necessary as Porter also served as the film's cinematographer. A previous film by Selig starring Hobart Bosworth in 1912 had to
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him. In 1815, Edmond Dantès, a young merchant sailor who has recently been granted the succession of his captain Leclère, returns to Marseille to marry his Catalan fiancée Mercédès. Leclère, a supporter of the exiled Napoléon I, found himself dying at sea and charged Dantès to deliver two objects: a package to General Bertrand (exiled with Napoleon on Elba), and a letter from Elba to an unknown man in Paris. On the eve of Dantès' wedding to Mercédès, Fernand Mondego (Mercédès' cousin and a
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grandfather (Noirtier) and of her mother's parents (the Saint-Mérans), while Villefort's second wife Héloïse seeks the fortune for her son Édouard. The Count is aware of Héloïse's intentions and introduces her to the technique of poison. Héloïse fatally poisons the Saint-Mérans, so that Valentine inherits their fortune. Valentine is briefly disinherited by Noirtier in an attempt to prevent Valentine's impending marriage with Franz d'Épinay, whom she does not love; however, the marriage is cancelled when d'Épinay learns that his father
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John Gilbert (actor)


"Shame" (1921). He followed it with leading roles in "Arabian Love" (1922), "Gleam O'Dawn" (1922), "The Yellow Stain" (1922), "Honor First" (1922), "Monte Cristo" (1922) an adaptation of "The Count of Monte Cristo","Calvert's Valley" (1922), "The Love Gambler" (1922), and "A California Romance" (1922). Many of these films were written by Jules Furthman. He
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Monte Cristo (sternwheeler)


Monte Cristo was a sternwheel steamboat which was operated in Puget Sound and the coastal rivers of the state of Washington and the province of British Columbia. The sources are in some conflict as to the early career of this vessel. According to one source, "Monte Cristo" was built in 1891 in Everett, Washington. According to another source, "Monte Cristo" was built in Ballard, Washington, by John J. Holland, with engines provided by the Moran Brothers. The vessel's first owner was Henry Carstens, who
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fopish international banker. There he overhears Gurko meeting with the French Ambassador (Georges Renavent) who raises the issue of human rights in the Grand Duchy. Gurko counters him by saying he is signing a non aggression pact with Russia protecting Lichtenburg from any French threats. Gurko schemes to gain the nation's loyalty by marrying the Grand Duchess and keeping the pact with Russia a secret. The count becomes a masked freedom fighter named "The Torch" after the underground newspaper in order to save the Grand Duchy. He then sets out
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). Mansfield agrees to marry Fisk out of gratitude, but really loves Boyd. Fisk's greed grows beyond all reason and he tries to corner the market in gold. When Fisk ignores Boyd's warnings, Boyd turns against him, worried that the resulting panic threatens the financial system of the whole country. The federal government finally intervenes by releasing its gold reserves, bankrupting Fisk in the process. The film was originally announced as "The Robber Barons" to star Robert Donat who had just made "Count of Monte Cristo
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Even though his appearance has dramatically changed, Edmond is recognized by Mercédès. Eventually, she softens him, and they rekindle their relationship. As Fernand prepares to flee, Mercédès reveals the only reason she married him was that she was pregnant with Albert, who is really Edmond’s son. Edmond ambushes Fernand in the ruins of his family's country estate, having led Fernand to believe that the treasure of Spada would be waiting for him. Albert intervenes when Edmond attempts to kill Fernand, but Mercédès tells him of his true
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how entertaining was 'The Count of Monte Cristo' may flock to the box-office to see this picture. But if they expect to find this as exciting as the first, they will be disappointed. The story is routine and the plot developments obvious; moreover, even though the players try hard, they are not very convincing." "Film Daily" wrote, "Picture should entertain the average audience, although it has several faults. The dialogue is static in places and the situations are telegraphed. In addition
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Count's alien companion Haydée and the Marquis Andrea Cavalcanti, a flamboyant nobleman who quickly replaces Albert as Eugénie's fiancee through the Count's influence. During the course of the story, the Count is revealed to be Edmund Dantes, a former sailor and Mercedes's first love. Twenty years before, he was falsely implicated in a murder by Danglars and Fernand—Danglars due to his hatred of Edmund's honesty, and Fernand to win Mercedes's hand. Edmund is then imprisoned in the Château d'If by Villefort, who sought
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several subplots from the original novel. The anime's ending also differs substantially from the original novel's, particularly with the involvement of Albert and the Count's eventual fate. A key story element in the anime is the Count's relationship with Albert, who is given the role of main protagonist and medium for the viewer. Initially used as a pawn in the Count's schemes as in Dumas's original story, Maeda says that the Count slowly begins to see his old self in Albert's pure and trusting nature, but
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Monte Cristo Research and Educational Institute


Monte Cristo Research and Educational Institute was established in 2005 by dedicated educators who wished to contribute for the development of the Philippines through provision of high quality standard of education to Filipino children at the least cost. An institution that seeks to meet the demands for a globally competitive formal education, the Monteverde Learning Center, now Monte Cristo Research and Educational Institute (REI) envisions itself as a matrix for the child's holistic development through provision of useful, relevant and adequate learning experiences. Monte Cristo REI, guided by the values of
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New York. During this time he maintained an office at 115 Broadway in Manhattan and a townhouse in Brooklyn. Among his promotions were two companies based on mining near Monte Cristo Peak in the Cascades, Monte Cristo Mining & Milling Co. and the Everett and Monte Cristo Railway. This package of corporations, real estate and mining patents was sold off to John D. Rockefeller. Rockefeller had his representatives develop the mine, a railroad extension to the mine and a town. Among those who participated in the period of opportunity at Monte Cristo
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its secrecy, but the exchange is witnessed by Fernand. In Marseille, the company owner Morrell commends Edmond for his bravery, promoting him to captain over First Mate Danglars, who had given Edmond explicit orders not to land at Elba. Edmond thereafter states his intention to marry his girlfriend, Mercédès, whom Fernand lusts after. Envious of Edmond’s good fortune, Fernand and Danglars inform on Edmond regarding Bonaparte's letter. Villefort, the city's magistrate, has Edmond arrested, but initially prepares to exonerate Edmond until he learns
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Dance, Girl, Dance" (1940) where he appeared with Maureen O'Hara and Lucille Ball. Small then put him in "The Son of Monte Cristo" (1940), another swashbuckler with Bennett and a sequel to the 1934 "The Count of Monte Cristo". Hayward was loaned to Columbia to co-star with Ida Lupino in "Ladies in Retirement" (1941). During World War II, Hayward enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in July 1942. He commanded a photographic unit that filmed the
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Stars My Destination", to Stephen Fry's contemporary "The Stars' Tennis Balls". The success of "Monte Cristo" coincides with France's Second Empire. In the book, Dumas tells of the 1815 return of Napoleon I, and alludes to contemporary events when the governor at the Château d'If is promoted to a position at the castle of Ham. The attitude of Dumas towards "bonapartisme" was conflicted. His father, Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, a Haitian of mixed descent, became a successful general during the
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Montecristo (Argentine TV series)


Montecristo: Un Amor, Una Venganza (Monte Cristo: Love and Revenge) is an Argentine telenovela which premiered April 25, 2006 on Telefe. Loosely based on the 1844 Alexandre Dumas novel, "The Count of Monte Cristo", "Montecristo" is Telefe's most popular novela and was called "the hottest telenovela in Argentina" by "Variety" in 2007. Like Dumas' novel, the novela is a tale of revenge, with this version featuring "drug trafficking, kidnapping and military dictatorships." It was
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the Count and is put on trial. Andrea appears and reveals himself as the illegitimate son of Villefort and Victoria, then poisons Villefort as revenge for his abandonment. The poison drives Villefort insane just after the Count reveals his motives. Alongside these events, the Count ruins Fernand's name with help from Haydée, whose family was framed and murdered by Fernand as allies of the Eastern Empire, and who was sold into slavery. Albert challenges the Count to a duel for his family's honor, but Franz takes his place and
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Edward Small


Jimmy Durante; and "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1934), a swashbuckler based on the famous Dumas novel starring Robert Donat and the first screen credit for Philip Dunne. Of the three "Monte Cristo" was an especially big hit and Small would go on to produce a number of swashbucklers. William Phipps then stepped in to provide financing in Schenck's place and Reliance made five more movies for United Artists over two years: "Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round" (1934), a musical comedy;
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is at the cost of art." O'Neill soon had enough of the Count. His lines came out by rote and his performances became lackadaisical. He tried other plays but "The Three Musketeers" and "Julius Caesar" met with indifferent response, and O'Neill was forced to return to "Monte Cristo" in order to recoup the losses sustained in "artistic successes". "Monte Cristo" remained a popular favorite and would continue to make its appearance on tour as regular as clockwork. O'Neill could not afford to sacrifice
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List of Gankutsuou episodes


The episodes of the Japanese animated TV series "" are directed by Mahiro Maeda and animated and produced by Gonzo. "Gankutsuou" is based on Alexandre Dumas's French novel, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo and is about the coming-of-age of Albert Morcerf and the revenge of the Count of Monte Cristo. The series first aired in Japan on Animax on October 5, 2004, and the final episode aired on March 29, 2005. Media Factory released the series to twelve DVD compilations in Japan between February
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(with the title itself simply being "Monte Cristo"). The novel is popular in Japan, and has spawned numerous adaptations, the most notable of which are the novels Meiji Gankutsu-ou by Taijirou Murasame and Shin Gankutsu-ou by Kaitarō Hasegawa. Its influence can also be seen in how one of the first prominent cases of miscarriage of justice in Japan, in which an innocent man was charged with murder and imprisoned for half a century, is known in Japanese as the "Yoshida Gankutsu-ou incident"
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Hippolyte Durand


style religious buildings, presenting them at the Salon of 1845. He believed in the superiority of medieval art over classical art in medieval architecture, since it represented a revolution in thought about architecture. In 1846 Alexandre Dumas, enriched by the success of "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo", selected Durand as architect to build the home of his dreams, the Château de Monte-Cristo at Le Port-Marly, Yvelines. It was to be a retreat from the city where the author could
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