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The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo

Prepare for adventure. Count on revenge.

20027.72h 11m

Overview

Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.

Directed by Kevin Reynolds
Written by Jay Wolpert, Alexandre Dumas
Produced by Gary Barber, Jonathan Glickman, Roger Birnbaum
Box OfficeBudget: $35.0MRevenue: $75.4M

Top Cast

Jim Caviezel

Jim Caviezel

Edmond Dantes

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Fernand Mondego

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Abbé Faria

James Frain

James Frain

J.F. Villefort

Dagmara Dominczyk

Dagmara Dominczyk

Mercedes Iguanada

Michael Wincott

Michael Wincott

Armand Dorleac

Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Jacopo

Christopher Adamson

Christopher Adamson

Maurice

JB Blanc

JB Blanc

Luigi Vampa

Henry Cavill

Henry Cavill

Albert Mondego

Themes & Keywords

treasurebased on novel or bookloss of loved onemarseille, francefemale loverex-lovernapoleon bonaparteprison escapesword fighttortureperiod dramahistoricalswashbucklerbetrayal by friend19th centuryawestruckprisão

About The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo is a adventure, drama, history, action, thriller film released in 2002 exploring themes of treasure, based on novel or book, loss of loved one, marseille, france, female lover, ex-lover. Directed by Kevin Reynolds, it stars Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris. Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.

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