The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1913 silent film adventure directed by Joseph A.

James O'Neill had been playing Edmond Dantès most of his adult life and was famous in the role.

In Before the Nickelodeon, Charles Musser writes, "This remarkable record of late-nineteenth-century theatrical technique ma not have been dynamic enough to launch the company's new line of original productions.

O'Neill's acting style and the sets were incompatible with popular conceptions of realism and had become old-fashioned, even in the theater.

When finally released late in 1913, The Count of Monte Cristo received little attention even in the trade press.