The Count of Monte Cristo (1998 miniseries)
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| Written by |
Alexandre Dumas, père (novel) Didier Decoin |
| Directed by | Josée Dayan |
| Starring |
Gérard Depardieu Ornella Muti Jean Rochefort |
| Music by | Bruno Coulais |
| Country of origin |
France Italy |
| Original language(s) | French |
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| Producer(s) | Jean-Pierre Guérin |
| Cinematography | Vittorio Storaro |
| Running time | 400 minutes |
| Distributor | TF1 |
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| Original release | 7 September 1998 |
The Count of Monte Cristo (a.k.a. Le Comte de Monte Cristo) is a French-Italian four-part miniseries based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas père.
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.
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