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Cast
Viktor Avilov
as Edmond Dantes/Count of Monte Cristo
Evgeniy Dvorzhetskiy
as Edmond Dantes in his youth/Albert de Morcer
Anna Samokhina
as Mercedes Herrera
Mikhail Boyarskiy
as Fernand Mondego - Comte de Morcer
Aleksey Petrenko
as abbot Faria
Nadira Mirzayeva
as Haide
Aleksei Zharkov
as Danglars
Svetlana Smirnova
as Ermina Danglars
Yana Poplavskaya
as Eugenie Danglars
Igor Sklyar
as Benedetto
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1989
Runtime4h 30m
LanguageRussian
CertificationNR
GenresAdventure, TV Movie
Votes32
DirectorGeorgi Yungvald-Khilkevich
WritersMark Zakharov
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.8 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Prisoner of If Castle
About The Prisoner of If Castle
A Russian version of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. 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
Directed by Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich, The Prisoner of If Castle leans on a strong ensemble — Viktor Avilov, Evgeniy Dvorzhetskiy, Anna Samokhina — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about adventure titles of 1989.
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