 A motion picture based on Fechter's play, with O'Neill in the title role, was released in 1913 but was not a huge success.O'Neill died in 1920, two years before a more successful motion picture, produced by Fox and partially based on Fechter's version, was released.O'Neill came to despise the role of Monte Cristo, which he performed more than 6000 times, feeling that his typecasting had prevented him from pursuing more artistically rewarding roles.