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The Count Of Monte Cristo (1913)

1913 · Silent film · 78 min · dir. Joseph A. Golden, Edwin S. Porter

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Synopsis

Edmond Dantes, a young sailor in the service of the Pharaoh, prior to a long voyage, takes leave of his invalid father and his sweetheart, Mercedes. The tender farewell with Mercedes arouses the jealous hatred of Fernand, a Catalan fisherman, secretly in love with Mercedes. Dantes gives Mercedes a brooch (which later again figures in the story) and sails away. In mid-sea the captain of the Pharaoh suddenly dies and entrusts Dantes with a private letter from General Murat to the exiled emperor,…

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Director
Joseph A. Golden, Edwin S. Porter
Running time
78 minutes

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