| The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) | |
|---|---|
| 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.
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.