The Count of Monte Cristo Movie Review 1912

One of the first full-length features starring popular stage stars of the day. The first truly American feature, it was based on the classic tale of revenge by Alexander Dumas. Silent. Remade many times. Lead actor O'Neill was the father of famed American playwright, Eugene O'Neill, who covered his father's success in this role in his own family drama "Long Day's Journey Into Night."

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Revenge, Silent Films, Swashbucklers, Men in Prison, Books to Film: Alexandre Dumas

Cast

James O'Neill

Director

Edwin S. Porter

Producer

Adolph Zukor