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25 January 2002 (USA) moreTagline:
Prepare for adventure. Count on revenge.Plot:
A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friends," escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge full summary | full synopsisNewsDesk:
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Del Toro hopes to remake 'Monte Cristo' (From digitalspy. 25 February 2009, 8:14 AM, PST)
Frank Wildhorn's The Count Of Monte Cristo to open March 14 in St. Gallen, Switzerland
(From BroadwayWorld.com. 18 February 2009, 8:49 AM, PST)
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A nice one moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | James Caviezel | ... | Edmond Dantes (as Jim Caviezel) |
 | Guy Pearce | ... | Fernand Mondego |
 | Richard Harris | ... | Abbé Faria |
 | James Frain | ... | J.F. Villefort |
 | Dagmara Dominczyk | ... | Mercedès Iguanada |
 | Michael Wincott | ... | Armand Dorleac |
 | Luis Guzmán | ... | Jacopo |
| Christopher Adamson | ... | Maurice |
 | JB Blanc | ... | Luigi Vampa |
| Guy Carleton | ... | Mansion Owner |
| Alex Norton | ... | Napoleon |
| Barry Cassin | ... | Old Man Dantes |
 | Henry Cavill | ... | Albert Mondego |
| Aliaz Moufid | ... | Holga (credit only) (as Zhara) |
| Brendan Costello | ... | Viscount |
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Rated PG-13 for adventure violence/swordplay and some sensuality.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
131 min | Spain:134 minLanguage:
EnglishColor:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #38851) | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Australia:G (TV rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:PG (cut) | Canada:A (Ontario)Fun Stuff
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The beige dress with paisley bodice worn by an extra on the Marseilles wharf early in the film is the same costume Sabina Franklyn (Jane Bennet) wears at Longbourn in "Pride and Prejudice" (1980), Julie Cox (Annabella Milbanke) wears to read Byron's poetry book in Byron (2003) (TV), and Freema Agyeman (Tattycoram) wears on the Marseilles wharf in "Little Dorrit" (2008). The same costume is also worn by a guest at Fanny's wedding in Miss Austen Regrets (2008) (TV). moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Abbé Faria and Edmond Dantes are crawling in the tunnel, Faria accidentally blows out his candle, but there is still light coming from the candle holder. moreQuotes:
Fernand: Take your vengeance. But know that the blood you spill is noble. Blood that will never run through your veins. You are no more a count than I am a commoner! moreFAQ
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The Count of Monte Cristo. It is a famous story written by Alexandre Dumas, even better known from The Three Musketeers. This 2002 adaptation of Le Comte de Monte Cristo is a good one.
The story is about two friends. One of the friends betrays the other and that one is send to a prison on Chateau D'If. He escapes after 13 years, with the help of an older man. I will not tell you the details but this part in prison is a great part. The man tells him where he can find a lot of gold. After he has escaped he wants revenge on all of them who betrayed him. With the gold he finds he becomes the Count of Monte Cristo and his plan can begin. Basically this is the story, with some sub-plots involving Napoleon, some kind of pirates, a magistrate and his father, a new friend and a girl who once was the fiancé of the count, and now is the wife of his former best friend.
Everything looked pretty good. The costumes, the setting, everything. Th actors were all terrific. Jim Caviezel as the count, Guy Pearce as his betrayer and especially Richard Harris as the older man in prison. We see the sheriff of Nottingham from Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in a same kind of role he has there, perfect for him, and Luis Guzmán as the new friend. They all do a great job together with director Kevin Reynolds (also Robin Hood) and the rest of the crew. 9/10.