Monte Cristo (1912)
An unauthorised adaptation of the novel by Alexandre Dumas. Produced by Selig with the intent of beating Adolph Zukor's adaptation to the screen, Zukor successfully sued and the prints were ordered to be destroyed. The film is now lost.
- Date of release
- 1912-10-14
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 30m
- Genres
- Adventure
- Director
- Colin Campbell
Casting
- Hobart Bosworth — Edmond Dantes
- Tom Santschi — Danglars
- Herbert Rawlinson — Caderouse
- Eugenie Besserer — Mercedes
- George Hernandez — Napoleon
- Nick Cogley — Morell
- Roy Watson — Villefort
- James Robert Chandler — Captain LeClerc
Interesting facts
- Based on: The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo is a lost 1912 unauthorised silent film short directed by Colin Campbell and starring Hobart Bosworth. The film is a remake of the same story Selig had filmed in 1908. When this film was made Adolph Zukor had secured the rights to the 1844 novel and was about to release his 1913 version with James O'Neill who had made the role famous on stage. Zukor's attorneys ordered this film destroyed and all prints were withdrawn.
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