The Prisoner of If Castle (1989)
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
Director: Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich
Genre: Adventure, TV Movie
Runtime: 270 min
Release Date: February 1, 1989
Cast
- Viktor Avilov - Edmond Dantes in maturity, aka Count of Monte Cristo
- Evgeniy Dvorzhetskiy - Edmond Dantes in his youth and Albert de Morcer
- Anna Samokhina - Mercedes Herrera
- Mikhail Boyarskiy - Fernand Mondego, Comte de Morcer
- Aleksey Petrenko - Abbot Faria
- Nadira Mirzayeva - Haide
- Aleksei Zharkov - Danglars
- Svetlana Smirnova - Ermina Danglars
- Yana Poplavskaya - Eugenie Danglars
- Igor Sklyar - Benedetto
Screenplay
Music: Aleksandr Gradskiy
Cinematography: Feliks Hilevych
Editing: I. Blogerman
Production: Odessa Film Studio
Country: Soviet Union
Language: Pусский
Original Language: ru
Keywords
based on novel or book, miniseries
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Prisoner of If Castle about?
- 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
- Who directed The Prisoner of If Castle?
- The Prisoner of If Castle was directed by Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich.
- Who stars in The Prisoner of If Castle?
- The Prisoner of If Castle stars Viktor Avilov, Evgeniy Dvorzhetskiy, Anna Samokhina, Mikhail Boyarskiy, Aleksey Petrenko, Nadira Mirzayeva.
- How long is The Prisoner of If Castle?
- The Prisoner of If Castle has a runtime of 4h 30m (270 minutes).
- What genre is The Prisoner of If Castle?
- The Prisoner of If Castle is a Adventure, TV Movie film.
- Where was The Prisoner of If Castle produced?
- The Prisoner of If Castle was produced in Soviet Union.