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Monte Cristo

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1922 | 100 min | Drama, Romance

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics. If you loved Ben-Hur or Casablanca, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 40 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1922: an older pace and style.

Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 5K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Emmett J. Flynn

  • John GilbertEdmond Dantes, Count of Monte Cristo
  • Estelle TaylorMercedes, Countess de Morcerf
  • Robert McKimDe Villefort, the king's attorney
  • William V. MongCaderousse, the innkeeper
  • Virginia Brown FaireHaidee, an Arabian Princess
  • George SiegmannLuigi Vampa, ex-pirate
  • Spottiswoode AitkenAbbé Faria
  • Ralph CloningerFernand, Count de Morcert
  • Harry LonsdaleDantes, Father of Edmond
  • Albert PriscoBaron Danglars