Alexander Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo /

An innocent man, Edmond Dantes, is imprisoned for years on a godforsaken island while the friend who betrayed him takes Dantes' ravishing fiancée for himself. Dantes eventually escapes, recovers a fortune in buried pirate treasure, transforms himself into the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, a...

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Uniform Title:	Count of Monte Cristo (Motion picture : 2002)
Corporate Authors:	Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment (Firm), Touchstone Home Entertainment (Firm), Buena Vista Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Reynolds, Kevin, 1952-, Caviezel, Jim, 1968-, Pearce, Guy, 1967-, Harris, Richard, 1930-2002, Frain, James, Dominczyk, Dagmara, 1976-, Wincott, Michael, 1959-, Guzmán, Luis, Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French
Language Notes:	Closed-captioned. Sound tracks: English and French, with optional subtitles in Spanish.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Touchstone Home Entertainment : [2002]
Edition:	Widescreen.
Subjects:	Action and adventure films. False imprisonment > Drama. Escapes > Drama. Treasure troves > Drama. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Motion pictures, American. Feature films.

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Summary:	An innocent man, Edmond Dantes, is imprisoned for years on a godforsaken island while the friend who betrayed him takes Dantes' ravishing fiancée 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.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 2002. Based on the novel by Alexander Dumas. Dual-layer format. Aspect ratio 1.85:1; enhanced for 16x9 televisions. THX-certified with Optimizer. Digitally mastered. Special features: Audio commentary by Kevin Reynolds -- "The Napoleonic world" production design featurette -- "En garde" multi-angle swordfighting feature -- "The pen" retrospective on author Alexandre Dumas -- "Adapting a classic" screenwriting segment -- "The clash of steel" stunt choreography piece -- Layer-by-layer interactive sound design feature -- 4 deleted scenes with commentary by filmmakers. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (approximately 131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 chapter index card.
Format:	DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound.
Audience:	MPAA rating: PG-13. Bonus material not rated.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editors, Stephen Semel, Chris Womack ; music, Edward Shearmur ; costume designer, Tom Rand ; production designer, Mark Geraghty.
ISBN:	0788838121