The Prisoner of If Castle
Узник замка Иф
Synopsis
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
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Viktor Avilov
Edmond Dantes/Count of Monte Cristo
Evgeniy Dvorzhetskiy
Edmond Dantes in his youth/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
Arnis Līcītis
Gerard de Villefort
Valentina Voilkova
Eloise de Villefort
Yulle Sinisalu
Valentina de Villefort
Vsevolod Shilovsky
Gaspar Cadrousse
Natalya Pozdnyakova
Carconte
Igor Bogodukh
shipowner Pierre Morrel
Peteris Gaudins
Maximilian Morrel
Sergei Shentalinsky
Franz de Quesnel Baron d'Epinay
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich
- Screenplay & Story
- Mark Zakharov
- Original Score
- Alexander Gradsky, Cesare Pugni, Giuseppe Verdi
- Original Title
- Узник замка Иф
- Country of Origin
- Soviet Union
- Spoken Languages
- Russian
- Runtime
- 4h 30m
- Production Studios
- Odessa Film Studio
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich
Mark Zakharov, Alexandre Dumas, Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich, Alexander Gradsky, Yuriy Alekseev, Marina Bagriy-Shakhmatova
Alexander Gradsky, Cesare Pugni, Giuseppe Verdi
Feliks Hilevych, Oleg Massarygin
Irina Blogerman
Department Leadership Roster
Alexander Gradsky
Original Music Composer
Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich
Director
Feliks Hilevych
Director of Photography
Irina Blogerman
Editor
L. Pavlova
Costume Design
M. Bebel
Costume Design
Mark Zakharov
Screenplay
Natalya Iyevleva
Production Design
William De Vital
Stunt Coordinator
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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 principal cast of The Prisoner of If Castle includes Viktor Avilov, Evgeniy Dvorzhetskiy, Anna Samokhina, Mikhail Boyarskiy, Aleksey Petrenko.
When was The Prisoner of If Castle released and how long is it?
The Prisoner of If Castle was released in 1989 with a total runtime of 4h 30m.
Who composed the musical score for The Prisoner of If Castle?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Prisoner of If Castle was composed by Alexander Gradsky, Cesare Pugni, Giuseppe Verdi.
Is The Prisoner of If Castle based on a book or true story?
The Prisoner of If Castle is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Alexandre Dumas".