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Jean Angelo.
Photograph: Silent Era low-res collection. |
Monte-Cristo
Also known as Le Comte de Monte-Cristo in France; The Count of Monte-Cristo in the USA
(1929) French
B&W : [?] 18? reels / 5230 metres
Directed by Henri Fescourt
Cast: Jean Angelo [Edmund Dantès / l’abbé Busoni / le comte de Monte-Cristo], Lil Dagover [Mercédès, Comtesse de Morcerf], Gaston Modot [Fernand Mondego de Morcerf], Marie Glory [Valentine de Villefort], Jean Toulout [Monsieur de Villefort], Michèle Verly [Julie Morel], Pierre Batcheff [Albert de Morcerf], Tamara Stezenko [Haydée], François Rozet [Maximilien Morel], Germaine Kerjean [la carcenti], Henri Debain [Caderousse], Robert Mérin [Andréa Cavalcanti], Ernest Maupain [Monsieur Morel], Bernhard Goetzke [l’abbé Faria], A. Pouget (Armand Pouget) [Dantès Sr.], Jack Taylor [Ali], Tina Meller [Catalan dancer], Diane Farreze
Films Louis Nalpas production. / Produced by Louis Nalpas. Scenario by Henri Fescourt, from the novel Le Comte de Monte Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo) by Alexandre Dumas (père) and Auguste Maquet. Art direction by Boris Bilinsky. Costume design by Boris Bilinsky. Cinematography by Julien Ringel, Henri Barreyre and Goesta Kottula. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The film was released in two parts. The Czech release version was restored in 1994 by the Czech Film Archives. A restoration of the film was in-progress in 2005 by ZZ Productions, Paris, France, for ARTE television. / Silent film.
Drama: Historical.
Survival Status: Prints exist [35mm positives], and in private film collections [abridged Pathéscope 9.5mm reduction positives].
Listing updated: 26 June 2009.
References: Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Lenny Borger.
Home video: DVD.
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