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Title: Count Of Monte Cristo


Date: 2002
Type: Drama
Rating: 4 Stars 4/5
Colour: Yes
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Producer:

Comment
Good version of the Alexandre Dumas novel, with strong performances from the main characters. A young sailor (Jim Caviezel) is betrayed by a friend (Guy Pearce) as a traitor in Napoleonic France so that the friend can have his girl friend for himself. After many years in prison, he escapes and plans his revenge as the Count Of Monte Cristo, having acquired a fortune using an old treasure map.

Actors

James CaviezelJames Caviezel
Guy PearceGuy Pearce
Richard HarrisRichard Harris
Dagmara Dominczyk

Oscars

None
Novel

Alexandre Dumas
Count Of Monte Cristo