From what I have read, it is not an exact adaptation of the novel. I have to give kudos to director Kevin Reynolds and screenwriter Jay Wolpert for creating a first-class adaptation of Dumas’ novel. His aim? To avenge himself against those who had betrayed him – Danglars, Villefort, Mondego and his fiancée Mercédès Iguanada (Dagmara Dominczyk), who had married Mondego after his arrest. The two find the treasure that Faria had talked about and Edmond uses it to establish the persona of the Count of Monte Cristo. After Edmond uses Faria’s death to escape from Château d'If, he befriends a smuggler and thief named Jacopo (Luis Guzmán). Faria is killed in an accident after informing Edmond about a fabulous hidden treasure. Edmond ends up on an island prison called Château d'If, where he meets a fellow prisoner, a priest and a former soldier in Napoleon's army named Abbé Faria (Richard Harris). In short, "THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO" is the story about a French sailor named Edmond Dantès (Caviezel), who finds himself a victim of French political machinations, thanks to the Emperor Napoleon, a jealous first mate named Danglars, his best friend Fernand Mondego (Guy Pearce) and an ambitious local magistrate named J.F.
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So, for me to compare the literary version to this movie would be irrelevant. I have seen three movie versions – including this latest one starring James Caviezel. I have never read the literary version of "THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO", written by Alexandre Dumas.
"THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO" (2002) Review
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