The Count of Monte Cristo

2002
PG
2h 11m

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A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.A young man, falsely imprisoned by his jealous "friend", escapes and uses a hidden treasure to exact his revenge.

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Trivia
Screenwriter Jay Wolpert came up with the idea, not present in the novel, that Fernand Mondego (Guy Pearce) and Edmond Dantes (Jim Caviezel) started out as best friends. His logic was that it would work better as a "buddy" film that turned sinister. Wolpert believed that when a friendship soured, the hate generated was both more terrible and more believable.

Goofs
Edmond's eye color fluctuates between brown and blue throughout the movie.

Quotes
Edmond: Life is a storm, my young friend. You will bask in the sunlight one moment, be shattered on the rocks the next. What makes you a man is what you do when that storm comes. You must look into that storm and shout as you did in Rome. Do your worst, for I will do mine! Then the fates will know you as we know you: as Albert Mondego, the man!

Alternate versions
The UK release was cut, the distributor chose to remove two shots of a man hanging to avoid giving children the impression that a person can hang for some time with no ill effects and in order to obtain a PG classification. An uncut 15 classification was available.

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Featured in The Count of Monte Cristo: An Epic Reborn (2002)

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8/10

The Count rides again.

"The Count of Monte Cristo" (2002), a contempo back-to-basics treatment of the famous Dumas novel for new generations, spins its tale of passion and revenge with all the glory and melodrama of Hollywood's golden years. Full of lavish costuming, sumptuous sets, beautiful locations, dashing men, a gorgeous damsel, dank dungeons, the ever popular swashbuckling (whatever that is) etc., all supported with a classic story makes for 2+ hours of solid entertainment. Who could ask for more? Kick back and enjoy this fun adventure flick worth a trip to the video store. (A-)