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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

PG-1301/23/2002Adventure, Drama, History2h 11m
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Prepare for adventure. Count on revenge.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Jim Caviezel

    Edmond Dantes

  2. Cast 1

    Guy Pearce

    Fernand Mondego

  3. Cast 1

    Richard Harris

    Abbé Faria

  4. Cast 1

    James Frain

    J.F. Villefort

  5. Cast 1

    Dagmara Dominczyk

    Mercedes Iguanada

  6. Cast 1

    Michael Wincott

    Armand Dorleac

  7. Cast 1

    Luis Guzmán

    Jacopo

  8. Cast 1

    Christopher Adamson

    Maurice

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    JB Blanc

    Luigi Vampa

Well, it's not one quality... but I like to do a thumbs up or thumbs down approach. If the movie entertains a thumbs up, if it doesn't a thumbs down. Seems simpler than debating on a 4, a 5, a 6, whatever. This is also kind of why I want to be able to review individual actors, just so I can write a memo to Guy Peirce and tell him that he needs to stop doing period literary pieces and go back to making films that don't require ascots and puffs. And this brings me to the point in the review where I question why I know what the difference between an ascot and a puff are. Anyway, self-ref...