Monte Cristo (1922 film)

Monte Cristo
Monte Cristo
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Emmett J. Flynn
Written by	Charles Fechter (play); Alexander Salvini (adaptation); Bernard McConville (scenario)
Based on	The Count of Monte Cristo; by Alexandre Dumas
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	John Gilbert
Cinematography	Lucien Andriot
Production; company	Fox Film Corporation
Release dates	April 1, 1922 (Premiere); September 3, 1922; April 1927 (Re-release);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Monte Cristo is a 1922 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation and directed by Emmett J. Flynn. It is based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, which was adapted by 19th century thespian Charles Fechter and written for this screen version by Bernard McConville. John Gilbert plays the hero with Estelle Taylor as the leading lady. This film was long thought lost until a print surfaced in the Czech Republic.^{[clarification needed]} The film has been released on DVD, packaged with Gilbert's 1926 MGM film Bardelys the Magnificent.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Monte Cristo

Plot

Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.