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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

23/01/2002 (IE)Adventure, Drama, History, Action, Thriller2h 11m
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Prepare for adventure. Count on revenge.

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.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Jim Caviezel

      Jim Caviezel

      Edmond Dantes

    2. Guy Pearce

      Guy Pearce

      Fernand Mondego

    3. Richard Harris

      Richard Harris

      Abbé Faria

    4. James Frain

      James Frain

      J.F. Villefort

    5. Dagmara Dominczyk

      Dagmara Dominczyk

      Mercedes Iguanada

    6. Michael Wincott

      Michael Wincott

      Armand Dorleac

    7. Luis Guzmán

      Luis Guzmán

      Jacopo

    8. Christopher Adamson

      Christopher Adamson

      Maurice

    9. JB Blanc

      JB Blanc

      Luigi Vampa

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    6.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jun 8, 2022

    Jim Caviezel is adequate, no better, as the wronged "Edmond" who gets caught up in a Napoleonic conspiracy that sees him confined on a remote island prison from which no-one escapes alive. His situation seems hopeless, until he receives an unlikely visitor - the elderly Abbe Faria (Richard Harris), who has been trying to tunnel his way out but took a bit of a wrong turning! The two become firm friends, and his parting gifts to the younger man are the secrets of an immense treasure - and his bodybag - that might enable him to seek revenge on "Fernand" (Guy Pearce); "Villefort" (James Frain) and...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

    Budget$35,000,000.00

    Revenue$75,395,048.00

    Keywords

    • treasure
    • based on novel or book
    • loss of loved one
    • marseille, france
    • female lover
    • ex-lover
    • napoleon bonaparte
    • prison escape
    • sword fight
    • torture
    • period drama
    • historical
    • swashbuckler
    • betrayal by friend
    • 19th century
    • awestruck