The Count of Monte Cristo (1998 miniseries)

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The Count of Monte Cristo
Written byAlexandre Dumas, père (novel)
Didier Decoin
Directed byJosée Dayan
StarringGérard Depardieu
Ornella Muti
Jean Rochefort
Music byBruno Coulais
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
Production
ProducerJean-Pierre Guérin
CinematographyVittorio Storaro
Running time400 minutes
Original release
Release7 September 1998 (1998-09-07)

The Count of Monte Cristo (aka Le Comte de Monte Cristo) is a French four-part miniseries based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père.

Plot

Edmond Dantès is falsely accused of Bonapartism and sentenced to spend the rest of his life imprisoned in the dreaded Château d'If, an island fortress from which no prisoner has ever escaped, and to which the most dangerous political prisoners are sent. 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. 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.

Cast

External links

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