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'The Count of Monte Cristo' is a remake of the Alexander Dumas tale by the same name. Dantes, a sailor who is falsely accused of treason by his best friend Fernand, who wants Dantes' girlfriend Mercedes for himself. Dantes is imprisoned on the island prison of Chateau d'If for 13 years, where he plots revenge against those who betrayed him. With the help of another prisoner, he escapes the island and proceeds to transform himself into the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo as part of his plan to exact revenge.
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James Caviezel |
Guy Pearce |
Richard Harris |
James Frain |
Dagmara Dominczyk |
Michael Wincott |
Luis Guzmán |
Christopher Adamson |
JB Blanc |
Guy Carleton |
Alex Norton |
Barry Cassin |
Henry Cavill |
Briana Corrigan |
Brendan Costello |
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Kevin Reynolds |
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Based on the true story of Henri Charriere, also known as Papillon, which is French for 'butterfly' (the character even sports a large tattoo of a butterfly. A petty criminal, Papillon is wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to life in a French penal colony in 'Guiane' (French Guiana, South America). Papillon is determined to escape but attempt after attempt meets with difficulty, resulting in eventual recapture. He continues his attempts to escape despite incarcerations in solitary confinement as punishment.
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Steve McQueen |
Dustin Hoffman |
Victor Jory |
Don Gordon |
Anthony Zerbe |
Robert Deman |
Woodrow Parfrey |
Bill Mumy |
George Coulouris |
Ratna Assan |
William Smithers |
Val Avery |
Gregory Sierra |
Vic Tayback |
Mills Watson |
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Franklin J. Schaffner |
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