The Count of Monte Cristo

Genre: Adventure

Worldwide gross$75.4M

'The Count of Monte Cristo' is an adaptation of the Alexander Dumas tale by the same name. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes' girlfriend Mercedes for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of Chateau d'If for 13 years, where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge.

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Genres

Action, Adventure, Drama

Director

Kevin Reynolds

Cast

Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Christopher Adamson

Released

25 January 2002

Runtime

2h 11m

Certificate

PG-13

IMDb rating

7.7 / 10

Votes

156,774

Metascore

61

Rotten Tomatoes

74%

Box office

$54,234,062

Budget

$35,000,000

Edition

Base