7.5 Score

2002 • 2h 11min • PG-13 • Action, Adventure, Thriller, Drama, History

The Count of Monte Cristo

"Prepare for adventure. Count on revenge."

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.

IMDb 7.7

RT 73%

MC 61

Director

Kevin Reynolds

Writers

Jay Wolpert

Alexandre Dumas

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Jim Caviezel

Edmond Dantes

Guy Pearce

Fernand Mondego

Richard Harris

Abbé Faria

James Frain

J.F. Villefort

Dagmara Dominczyk

Mercedes Iguanada

Michael Wincott

Armand Dorleac

Luis Guzmán

Jacopo

Christopher Adamson

Maurice

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Jim Caviezel Edmond Dantes

Guy Pearce Fernand Mondego

Richard Harris Abbé Faria

James Frain J.F. Villefort

Dagmara Dominczyk Mercedes Iguanada

Michael Wincott Armand Dorleac

Luis Guzmán Jacopo

Christopher Adamson Maurice

JB Blanc Luigi Vampa

Henry Cavill Albert Mondego

Katherine Holme Julianne

Helen McCrory Valentina Villefort

Albie Woodington Philippe Danglars

Alex Norton Napoleon Bonaparte

Patrick Godfrey Morrell

Freddie Jones Colonel Villefort

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