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Dashing young sailor Edmond Dantes is a guileless and honest man, whose peaceful life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are abruptly shattered when his best friend Fernand, who wants Mercedes for himself, deceives him. Set up to be unlawfully sentenced to the infamous island prison of Chateau D'If, Edmond is trapped in a nightmare that lasts for thirteen years. Over time everything he ever believed about right and wrong is abandoned and replaced by all-consuming thoughts of vengeance against those who betrayed him. With the help of an equally innocent fellow inmate, Dantes plots and succeeds in his mission to escape from prison, whereupon he transforms himself into the mysterious and wealthy Count of Monte Cristo. With cunning ruthlessness, he cleverly insinuates himself into the French nobility and systematically destroys the men who manipulated and enslaved him.
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| Also Known As: |
Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller and Adaptation |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 11 min. |
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| Release Date: |
January 25, 2002 Nationwide |
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| MPAA Rating: |
PG-13 for adventure violence/swordplay and some sensuality. |
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| Distributors: |
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
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| Production Co.: |
Spyglass Entertainment Holdings, LLC
World 2000 Entertainment Ltd., Count of Monte Cristo UK
Birnbaum/Barber Productions
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| Studios: |
(USA): Touchstone Pictures
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$54,228,104 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Dublin, Ireland
Dublin, Ireland (Ardmore Studios)
Ireland
Malta
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| Produced in: |
United States |
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