Fan CastingThe Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
Story added by porthos on July 14, 2018
Movie (or miniseries) based on the adventure novel by french author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 1844. On the day of his wedding to Mercédès, Edmond Dantès, first mate of the Pharaon, is falsely accused of treason, arrested, and imprisoned without trial in the Château d'If, a grim island fortress off Marseilles. A fellow prisoner, Abbé Faria, correctly deduces that his jealous rival Fernand Mondego, envious crewmate Danglars, and double-dealing Magistrate De Villefort framed him. Faria inspires his escape and guides him to a fortune in treasure. As the powerful and mysterious Count of Monte Cristo, he arrives from the Orient to ente...read more
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