The Count of Monte Cristo
Romance Lives On ... In The Glory Of Dumas' Immortal Novel !
A sweeping 19th-century adventure of wrongful imprisonment, escape, and calculated revenge, driven by themes of justice, transformation, and romantic redemption.
Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
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