Mitigating adaptation issues or clever use of charm? A The Count of Monte Cristo (1975) review

Описание: Arwen takes us back to the early 19th century with the 1975 adaptation of "The Count of Monte-Cristo" starring Richard Chamberlain and Tony Curtis. We'll be looking at the book and what choices they made for this version. What about the cast, the costumes and the story choices? And how does this version hold up against newer adaptations?

0:00 The Count of Monte-Cristo (TV Movie 1975)
0:44 novel by Alexandre Dumas
3:10 Trevor Howard as Abbe Faria & Kate Nelligan as Mercedes
3:50 Filmed on location
4:20 Richard Chamberlain as Edmond Dantes
5:40 Tony Curtis as Fernand Mondego
7:00 Revenge (Ralph Michael as M. Dantes)
7:50 Star-studded cast! (Tony Curtis as Fernand Mondego)
8:40 Period fashion & costumes
10:15 Wigs and hairdos
11:20 Donald Pleasence as Danglars
13:10 Dominic Guard as Albert Mondego
14:17 Versus other adaptations
15:05 Action scenes

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Music: Magnetic Rag by Scott Joplin
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Director: #DavidGreene

Writers:
screenplay by #SidneyCarroll
based on the novel by #AlexandreDumas
additional material by Fred A. Wyler (uncredited)

with:
#RichardChamberlain as #EdmondDantes
#TrevorHoward as Abbe Faria
#LouisJourdan as De Villefort
#DonaldPleasence as Danglars
#TonyCurtis as Fernand Mondego
#KateNelligan as Mercedes
Angelo Infanti as Jacopo
Harold Bromley as M. Morrell
George Willing as Andre Morrell
Alessio Orano as Caderousse
Ralph Michael as M. Dantes
Dominic Barto as Bertuccio
Harry Baird as Ali
Isabelle De Valvert as Haydee
Taryn Power as Valentine De Villefort
Dominic Guard as Albert Mondego
Carlo Puri as Andrea Benedetto
David Mills as Girard
Anthony Dawson as Noirtier De Villefort
Franco Mazzieri as Semaphore Station Worker