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The Resource The Count of Monte Cristo, Touchstone Pictures ; Spyglass Entertainment ; produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, and Jonathan Glickman ; screenplay by Jay Wolpert ; directed by Kevin Reynolds

The Count of Monte Cristo, Touchstone Pictures ; Spyglass Entertainment ; produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, and Jonathan Glickman ; screenplay by Jay Wolpert ; directed by Kevin Reynolds

Label
The Count of Monte Cristo
Title
The Count of Monte Cristo
Statement of responsibility
Touchstone Pictures ; Spyglass Entertainment ; produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, and Jonathan Glickman ; screenplay by Jay Wolpert ; directed by Kevin Reynolds
Title variation
Alexander Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
Summary
  • Relates a sailor's preparation for and execution of revenge against the three men responsible for his fifteen years in prison
  • 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
Cataloging source
VP@
Characteristic
videorecording
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13
Language note
  • In English or French with optional Spanish subtitles
  • Closed-captioned
LC call number
PN1997.C68
LC item number
C68 2002
PerformerNote
James Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, James Frain, Dagmara Dominczyk, Michael Wincott, Luis Guzman, Helen McCrory, Freddie Jones
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1952-
  • 1968-
  • 1967-
  • 1930-2002
  • 1802-1870
  • 1976-
  • 1958-
  • 1957-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Reynolds, Kevin
  • Caviezel, Jim
  • Pearce, Guy
  • Harris, Richard
  • Dumas, Alexandre
  • Birnbaum, Roger
  • Barber, Gary
  • Glickman, Jonathan
  • Wolpert, Jay
  • Frain, James
  • Dominczyk, Dagmara
  • Wincott, Michael
  • Guzmán, Luis
  • Dunn, Andrew
  • Semel, Stephen
  • Womack, Chris
  • Shearmur, Edward
  • Rand, Tom
  • Geraghty, Mark
  • Spyglass Entertainment (Firm)
  • Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Runtime
131
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • False imprisonment
  • Escapes
  • Treasure troves
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Label
The Count of Monte Cristo, Touchstone Pictures ; Spyglass Entertainment ; produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, and Jonathan Glickman ; screenplay by Jay Wolpert ; directed by Kevin Reynolds
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2002
  • Features: deleted scenes, audio commentary, "The Napoleonic world," "The clash of steel," "En garde," and "Sword cinematography: the final duel" featurettes, documentaries, "The pen" and "Adapting a classic," theatrical trailers, scene access, interactive sound design player, interactive menus
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (131 min.)
Isbn
9780788838125
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936165395
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
24019
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm53214509
  • (Sirsi) u1075852
  • 22217
System details
  • DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround
  • DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital
Video recording format
DVD
Label
The Count of Monte Cristo, Touchstone Pictures ; Spyglass Entertainment ; produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, and Jonathan Glickman ; screenplay by Jay Wolpert ; directed by Kevin Reynolds
Publication
Note
  • Based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 2002
  • Features: deleted scenes, audio commentary, "The Napoleonic world," "The clash of steel," "En garde," and "Sword cinematography: the final duel" featurettes, documentaries, "The pen" and "Adapting a classic," theatrical trailers, scene access, interactive sound design player, interactive menus
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
quadrophonic multichannel or surround
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Widescreen.
Extent
1 videodisc (131 min.)
Isbn
9780788838125
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
786936165395
Other physical details
sound, color
Publisher number
24019
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocm53214509
  • (Sirsi) u1075852
  • 22217
System details
  • DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround
  • DVD, 5.1 Dolby digital
Video recording format
DVD

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