The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Name: The Count of Monte Cristo
Released: 2002
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, James Frain, Dagmara Dominczyk

• Movies, Adventure, Drama, History

• 131 min

7.6

Prepare for adventure. Count on revenge.

Directed by: Kevin Reynolds
Casting: Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, James Frain, Dagmara Dominczyk, Michael Wincott, Luis Guzmán, Christopher Adamson, JB Blanc, Henry Cavill, Zahara Moufid, Katherine Holme, Helen McCrory, Albie Woodington, Alex Norton, Patrick Godfrey, Freddie Jones
Countries: Ireland, United States of America
Premiere: 2002-01-23
Status: Released

Tags: 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

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.