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Monte Cristo
(1922)

This historical drama based on the beloved novel by Alexandre Dumas stars John Gilbert.

2009 Flicker Alley edition

Monte Cristo (1922), color-tinted and color-toned black & white,
100 minutes, not rated,
with Bardelys the Magnificent (1926), black & white, 85 minutes, not rated.

Flicker Alley, FA0013, UPC 6-17311-67449-5.
Full-frame 4:3 NTSC, two single-sided, dual-layered DVD discs, Region 0, ? Mbps average video bit rate, ? kbps audio bit rate, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo sound, English language intertitles, no foreign language subtitles, chapter stops, keep case, $39.95.
DVD release date: 14 July 2009.
Country of origin: USA

This edition, a collaborative effort of Lobster Films, Film Preservation Associates and Flicker Alley, features the first DVD release of Fox Film Corporation’s 1922 adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas novel.

The disc also features audio commentary by Jeffrey Vance and Tony Maietta, a presentation of John Gilbert in Bardelys the Magnificent (1926), Rediscovering John Gilbert (2009) featuring a full-length interview with John’s daughter Leatrice Gilbert Fountain (32 minutes), an extensive Bardelys the Magnificent image gallery (242 images), a Monte Cristo image gallery (14 images), and an image gallery of Gilbert’s 1921 contract with Fox Film Corporation (16 images).

USA: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 0 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.com.

Canada: Click the logomark at right to purchase
a Region 0 NTSC DVD of this edition from Amazon.ca.

Other silent era JOHN GILBERT films available on home video.

Other silent era Count of Monte Cristo films available on home video:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1913)
Monte-Cristo (1929)

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