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.
Mairead Devlin
- Partygoer No. 2
- (as Maireid Devlin)
Luis Guzmán
- Jacopo
- (as Luis Guzman)
- Director
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaScreenwriter 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.
- GoofsEdmond'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 versionsThe 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Count of Monte Cristo: An Epic Reborn (2002)
Featured review
Excellent!
I hired this one on a whim, remembering that i had seen the trailer and had been vaguely intrigued. I have to admit, having gone in with little expectation, i was flawed! This was one of the better movies that i have seen in a long time. Jim Caviezel's performance is slightly whiny to begin with, but in the context of the whole story, the reason therefore is appreciated and makes his transition and growth as a character that much more riveting to watch. I absolutely loved him as Edmund Dantes then the dynamic Count of Monte Cristo and cannot have imagined a better choice. He was definitely not bad on the eyes either. Every scene had him looking more dashing and more handsome than the one before.
Guy Pierce surprised me with a performance that was totally believable. His dry humour only made him more appealing, very well acted.
The entire epic, though long, never gives you the impression that you have been sitting still for ages. It moves along swiftly and always had me gripped, from the action, suspense, and even to the humour that was evident from time to time. The love story surprised me most of all. Instead of taking on a highly sexual slant, as all these new films do, it was understated, the female lead doing an admirable job of portraying the wounded lover, who has always longed for her Edmund. I loved the innocence that she managed to bring to the role, a really terrific actress and a really beautiful one as well.
Wonderfully scripted, exceptionally carried out! This has to be the best adaptation yet!
An emphatic 10!
Guy Pierce surprised me with a performance that was totally believable. His dry humour only made him more appealing, very well acted.
The entire epic, though long, never gives you the impression that you have been sitting still for ages. It moves along swiftly and always had me gripped, from the action, suspense, and even to the humour that was evident from time to time. The love story surprised me most of all. Instead of taking on a highly sexual slant, as all these new films do, it was understated, the female lead doing an admirable job of portraying the wounded lover, who has always longed for her Edmund. I loved the innocence that she managed to bring to the role, a really terrific actress and a really beautiful one as well.
Wonderfully scripted, exceptionally carried out! This has to be the best adaptation yet!
An emphatic 10!
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- sweetrupturedlight
- May 3, 2003
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- Language
- Also known as
- Montecristo
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $35,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $54,234,062
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $11,376,150
- Jan 27, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $75,395,048
- Runtime2 hours 11 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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