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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

★ 7.7 · 2,006 ratings on TMDB

Prepare for adventure. Count on revenge.

The Count of Monte Cristo poster★ 7.7

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.

DirectorKevin Reynolds
CastChristopher Adamson, Dagmara Dominczyk, Guy Pearce, Henry Cavill, JB Blanc, James Frain
GenresAction, Adventure, Drama, History
The emergence reading

The Count of Monte Cristo keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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