The Count of Monte Cristo
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.
- Genre: Adventure, Drama, History
- Studio: Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, World 2000 Entertainment, Count of Monte Cristo Ltd., Epsilon Motion Pictures
- Keyword: 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
- Cast: Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, James Frain, Dagmara Dominczyk, Michael Wincott
