Edmond Dantés's life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are shattered when his best friend, Fernand, deceives him. After spending 13 miserable years in prison, Dantés escapes with the help of a fellow inmate and plots his revenge, cleverly insinuating himself into the French nobility.
Directed by Kevin Reynolds
treasure
based on novel or book
loss of loved one
marseille, france
female lover
ex-lover
napoleon bonaparte
prison escape
sword fight
torture
period drama
historical
swashbuckler
betrayal by friend
19th century
awestruck
Rank
#27 in 2002·#1758 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Jim Caviezel
Edmond Dantes
Guy Pearce
Fernand Mondego
Richard Harris
Abbé Faria
James Frain
J.F. Villefort
Dagmara Dominczyk
Mercedes Iguanada
Michael Wincott
Armand Dorleac
Luis Guzmán
Jacopo
Christopher Adamson
Maurice
JB Blanc
Luigi Vampa
Henry Cavill
Albert Mondego
Helen McCrory
Valentina Villefort
Albie Woodington
Philippe Danglars
Crew
Kevin Reynolds
Director
Edward Shearmur
Original Music Composer
Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography
Gary Barber
Producer
Roger Birnbaum
Producer
Jonathan Glickman
Producer
James Flynn
Co-Producer
Chris Douridas
Music Supervisor
Uxue Laguardia
Makeup Artist
Alexandre Dumas
Novel
Paul Weston
Stunt Coordinator
Ian Wilson
Sound Effects Editor
Popular Reviews
444 reviews
Carter Frymire
9.5★ · 01/05/26
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VicPRO
9.3★ · 01/06/25
I adore this movie so so much Château d'If’s nutz I love a training arc 🗡️ I love revenge
🔂🎥 01.05.25
I adore this movie so so much Château d'If’s nutz I love a training arc 🗡️ I love revenge
🔂🎥 01.05.25
1
Isaac Howson
8.0★ · 04/10/26
Watching this with three people who read this book in school, it seems like this was made for people who never read the book. So me
Still a compact and tight two hours that does a good job at giving me a reason to read the book.
I’ll always ride for Jacopo.
Watching this with three people who read this book in school, it seems like this was made for people who never read the book. So me
Still a compact and tight two hours that does a good job at giving me a reason to read the book.
I’ll always ride for Jacopo.
Yasmine
8.0★ · 03/31/26
Jim Caviezel looks like a real life Disney prince
Jim Caviezel looks like a real life Disney prince
RileyPRO
8.0★ · 03/19/26
Edward Dantés invented hating, holding a grudge, and playing the long game
Edward Dantés invented hating, holding a grudge, and playing the long game
