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The Count of Monte Cristo (Original title)
Dates: 2001 (Copyright), 19 April 2002 (Release)

Countries: USA, United Kingdom, Ireland

Director: Kevin Reynolds

Synopsis: Edmond Dantés is consigned to the island prison Chateau d'If on being denounced as a Bonapartist. After ten solitary years he is joined by the Abbé Faria who deduces the truth of Dantés betrayal. The Abbé Faria's death secures a means of escape for Dantés and he sets about getting his revenge.

Genres:
Crime, Drama