The Count of Monte Cristo coming to Blu-ray from Disney

2002′s The Count of Monte Cristo, starring Guy Pearce and Jim Caviezel, is coming to Blu-ray for the first time on September 13th from Disney/Touchstone. This umpteenth retelling of the classic story, will see an all-new remaster in 1080p with an all-new 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track, along with plenty of extras including:

Audio commentary with Kevin Reynolds

Layer-By-Layer — Interactive sound design feature

5 deleted scenes with filmmaker commentary – Includes never-before-seen alternate version of the film’s final duel

The Clash Of Steel stunt choreography featurette

Adapting A Classic screenwriting featurette

The Napoleonic World production design featurette

The Pen featurette on author Alexandre Dumas

En Garde multi-angle feature on the film’s swordfights

The film was directed by Kevin Reynold, and while it was a minor hit at the time, it has since gone on to gather quite a following.

Source: Blu-ray

Jon Peters

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