The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Writers (WGA):

Alexandre Dumas père (novel)
Jay Wolpert (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 January 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Prepare for adventure. Count on revenge.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Escape | Best Friend | Prison | Treason

Cast

James Caviezel	...	Edmond Dantes (as Jim Caviezel)
Guy Pearce	...	Fernand Mondego
Richard Harris	...	Abbé Faria
James Frain	...	J.F. Villefort
Dagmara Dominczyk	...	Mercedès Iguanada
Michael Wincott	...	Armand Dorleac
Luis Guzmán	...	Jacopo
Christopher Adamson	...	Maurice
JB Blanc	...	Luigi Vampa
Guy Carleton	...	Mansion Owner
Alex Norton	...	Napoleon
Barry Cassin	...	Old Man Dantes
Henry Cavill	...	Albert Mondego
Aliaz Moufid	...	Holga (credit only) (as Zhara)
Brendan Costello	...	Viscount

Also Known As:

Alexandre Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo (USA) (complete title)
El conde de Monte Cristo (Argentina) (Venezuela) [es]
Monte Cristo (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Montecristo (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
O Conde de Monte Cristo (Brazil) (Portugal) [pt]
Contele de Monte Cristo (Romania) [ro]
Greven av Monte Cristo (Sweden) [sv]
Greven av Monte Cristo (Norway) [no]
Grof Monte Cristo (Croatia) [hr]
Hrabe Monte Cristo (Czech Republic) [cs]
La venganza del conde de Montecristo (Spain) [es]
La vengeance de Monte Cristo (France) [fr]
Le comte de Monte Cristo (Canada: French title) [fr]
Monte Christo grófja (Hungary) [hu]
Monte Cristo (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Montecristo (Italy) [it]
O komis Monte Cristo (Greece) [el]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for adventure violence/swordplay and some sensuality.

Runtime:

131 min | Spain:134 min

Country:

UK | USA | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #38851) | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:12 | Australia:G (TV rating) | Australia:PG (DVD rating) | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/6 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:PG (cut) | Canada:A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

The green and brown silk gown Helen McCrory (Valentina Villefort) wears to Albert's party is the same gown Natasha Little (Augusta Leigh) wears when Byron escorts her to the ball in Byron (2003) (TV), and Victoria Hopkins wears on the lawn with Lisa Braund in "The Regency House Party" (2004).

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Edmund and Abbe are attempting to catch a rat, shoes are visible through the trap on the door right as it closes.

Quotes:

Jacopo: I am still your man, Zatarra. I swore an oath, and I will protect you. Even if it means I must protect you from yourself.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "MythBusters: Mega Movie Myths (#4.19)" (2006)

Good movie, if you haven't read the book

"The Count of Monte Cristo" by Dumas is one of my favorite books, it keeps you on your toes the whole time, guessing what will happen next. The movie doesn't accomplish this as well. While the book is subtle with the Count's revenge, the movie screams for all to hear. "The Count of Monte Cristo, formerly Edmund Dantes is going to get revenge on his friends!!!" They left out 3 main characters, and DRASTICALLY changed the ending, they had to, the end involves those 3 characters they left out. But I did like the movie and if you enjoy it too I encourage you to read the book!