The Count of Monte Cristo

(2002)

★ 7.7 IMDb · 2,108 votes

Genres: Adventure, Drama, History, Action

Year: 2002

Runtime: 131 мин

Country: Ireland, United States of America

Director: Kevin Reynolds

Cast: Джеймс Кэвизел, Гай Пирс, Ричард Харрис, James Frain, Дагмара Доминчик, Майкл Уинкотт, Луис Гусман, Christopher Adamson, ДжейБи Бланк, Генри Кавилл

Plot

Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

'The Count of Monte Cristo' is an adaptation of the Alexander Dumas tale by the same name. Dantes, a sailor, is falsely accused of treason by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes' girlfriend Mercedes for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of Chateau d'If for 13 years, where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him. With help from another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge.