#THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO MOVIE#
#THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO TRIAL#

Finally, after Albert has proven his manhood by challenging Edmond to a duel, which they both deliberately lose, De Villefort is tricked into discovering Edmond's identity and arresting him. Greedy Danglers is then lured by Edmond into a devastating stock investment, which causes him to go insane. First social climber Mondego is publicly exposed as an cowardly assassin and, after a humiliating sword duel with Edmond, commits suicide. With great patience, Edmond weaves his plot around the treacherous trio, carefully playing into their weaknesses. Although Mercedes recognizes Edmond, Mondego, now a count, and his longtime associates, De Villefort, now the king's attorney, and Danglers, whose illicit banking practices have earned him the title of baron, fail to recollect their former enemy. By pretending to rescue Albert, Edmond ingratiates himself with the young man and obtains an invitation to meet the Mondegos in Paris. Edmond unearths the extravagent treasure and, with the help of sailors Ali and Jacopo, initiates a complex scheme of revenge, in which he transforms himself into the Count of Monte Cristo and has Albert Mondego, Mercedes' son, kidnapped.

Eventually Edmond is picked up by a Spanish smuggling ship and lands on Monte Cristo, the island where Fario's treasure is buried. While the guards prepare for Faria's disposal, Edmond switches places with the dead man and is tossed into the ocean. However, just before they break through the final barrier, Faria is crushed fatally by an avalanche of rocks. Together Edmond and Faria continue to dig toward the sea, and after five years, near freedom. The elderly Faria leads Edmond to his cell, which is decorated with the learned friar's writings and drawings, and tells him about a buried treasure, the location of which only he knows. Eight years later, a morose Edmond hears a tapping noise on his prison wall and discovers that Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner, has tunneled to his cell. De Villefort then has Edmond declared dead, and Mercedes reluctantly marries Mondego.

#THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO TRIAL#

Consequently, when the police arrest Edmond and the elder De Villefort, De Villefort chooses to release his father and send Edmond without trial to an island prison. Unknown to De Villefort, the man to whom Edmond is to give the letter is his own father. To assure his marriage to Mercedes, Mondego helps Raymond De Villefort, Jr., an ambitious Marseilles magistrate, and Danglers to catch Edmond as he passes Leclere's letter. Mercedes' mother, however, disdains Edmond and prefers the aristocratic Fernande de Mondego for her daughter. In Marseilles, Edmond, who has been promoted to captain, is greeted passionately by his beautiful, devoted admirer, Mercedes De Rosas. While Edmond accepts his orders, second mate Danglers listens at the captain's door. Just before dying, Leclere entrusts Edmond Dantes, his first mate, with a letter from Napoleon, which is to be delivered to a messenger in Marseilles. As far as great messages and what not, I mean it's a story of betrayal and revenge so maybe not so much there but for a good plot, go for it.In 1815, after Napoleon has been exiled to Elba by Louis XVIII, Captain Leclere, a supporter of the former emperor, lies stricken with fever on his storm-rocked ship.

#THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO MOVIE#

Great for family movie night and they get to learn a classic at the same time. The only part that was a little rough for my daughter was when they whip him in prison but they don't show much and it's quick. Could probably be ok for younger than 12 if they can follow a complicated plot.

If you feel like the prison part starts to get a little long just hang in there, the movie moves pretty fast once he escapes. She is pretty sensitive about anything violent or sexy in movies and she loved it!! The story is a total classic, really intriguing and this version of the movie is very well done. It was really great, the acting was awesome and it captured the attention of both my son and my daughter who is 12. Normally I would encourage him to finish reading but since he has plenty of stuff like that to read for school we watched the movie instead. He got too bogged down in the wordiness of it ( I had forgotten how cumbersome it actually is) and so he never got very far. So my son who is 13 tried to read this book for fun on my recommendation because I remembered it as a really great story.

The count of monte cristo