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The Count of Monte Cristo: Directed by Kevin Reynolds. With Christopher Adamson, JB Blanc, Guy Carleton, Barry Cassin. A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.
The Count of Monte Cristo is a 2002 American historical adventure film, which is an adaptation of the 1844 novel of the same name by Alexandre Dumas, produced by Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber, and Jonathan Glickman, and directed by Kevin Reynolds.
Dashing young sailor Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezel) is a guileless and honest young man whose peaceful life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes (Dagmara...
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Edmond and Jacopo sail to the island of Monte Cristo where they discover wealth beyond imagination, but rather than retiring to a life of leisure, his new raison d'etre is vengeance, with the objects of his revenge being Fernand, Danglars, Mercedes, and Villefort.
A falsely imprisoned young man miraculously escapes and transforms himself into the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, using a hidden treasure to put his plan of revenge in action.
2 days ago · The Count of Monte Cristo review: 'indecently spectacular' adaptation. Dumas's classic 19th-century novel is once again given new life in this 'fast-moving' film. "A strange thing happened at this ...
Jun 10, 2024 · Alexandre Dumas’ 1,200-page adventure tale doesn’t condense easily, but a pair of French directors have cracked it brilliantly, underscoring what the story has to say about revenge. By Peter ...
Aug 30, 2024 · The Count of Monte Cristo review: A bold, violent, erotic update ... The film is wise to emphasise just how much his quest for revenge begins to make him ugly and hard-hearted; the victim risks ...
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.
Jan 25, 2002 · 3 min read. “The Count of Monte Cristo” is a movie that incorporates piracy, Napoleon in exile, betrayal, solitary confinement, secret messages, escape tunnels, swashbuckling, comic relief, a treasure map, Parisian high society and sweet revenge, and brings it in at under two hours, with performances by good actors who are clearly having fun.
