The Count of Monte Cristo (1998 miniseries)
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| Directed by | Josée Dayan |
| Produced by | Jean-Pierre Guérin |
| Written by | Alexandre Dumas, père (novel) Didier Decoin |
| Starring | Gérard Depardieu Ornella Muti Jean Rochefort |
| Music by | Bruno Coulais |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Distributed by | TF1 |
| Release date(s) | September 7, 1998 |
| Running time | 400 min. |
| Language | French |
The Count of Monte Cristo (aka Le Comte de Monte Cristo) is a French miniseries based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père.
[edit] Plot
Edmond Dantès is falsely accused and sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets Abbé Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. Abbé tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbé dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body to find the treasure Abbé told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.
[edit] Cast
- Gérard Depardieu as Edmond Dantès
- Sergio Rubini as Bertuccio
- Ornella Muti as Mercedès Iguanada
- Jean Rochefort as Fernand Mondego
- Pierre Arditi as Villefort
- Florence Darel as Camille de la Richardais
- Georges Moustaki as Abbé Faria
- Guillaume Depardieu as young Edmond
- Naike Rivelli as young Mercedès
- Julie Depardieu as Valentine de Villefort
- Christopher Thompson as Maximilien Morrel
- Stanislas Merhar as Albert De Morcerf
- Hélène Vincent as Heloise De Villefort
- Michel Aumont as Baron Danglars
- Constanze Engelbrecht as Hermine Danglars
- Roland Blanche as Caderousse
- Jean-Claude Brialy as Pere Morrel
- Inés Sastre as Haydee
- Serge Merlin as Noirtier De Villefort
- Jean-Marc Thibault as Barrois
- Thierry de Peretti as Toussaint
- Patrick Bouchitey as Beauchamp
- Frédéric Gorny as Chateau Renaud
- Stéphan Guérin-Tillié as Franz D'Epinay
- Julien Rochefort as Fernand Mondego Jeune
- Dimitri Rataud as Danglars Jeune
- Michel Bompoil as Villefort Jeune
- Arthur Nauzyciel as Caderousse Jeune
- Didier Lesour as Boville
- Daniel Martin as Docteur D'avrigny
- Micheline Presle as Madame De Saint Meran
- Roger Dumas as Cocles
- Mattia Sbragia as Luigi Vampa
- Ubaldo Lo Presti as Pepino
