The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie, 2024, Modern era, Set in Pierre Niney
The Count of Monte Cristo is #10 of 11 in release order and #10 of 11 in chronological order in the The Count of Monte Cristo.
The story
Edmond Dantès becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d’If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
The Count of Monte Cristo recap
The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) is a French film written and directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière, with Pierre Niney as Edmond Dantès; it was the most expensive French production of its year and sold over 9 million tickets in France. In 1815, Edmond rescues a shipwrecked woman, Angèle, who carries a letter from Napoleon, and is promoted over Captain Danglars. On his wedding day to Mercédès he is arrested; the prosecutor Villefort, Angèle's brother, conspires with Danglars and Fernand de Morcerf, who loves Mercédès, to bury him in the Château d'If. The Abbé Faria educates him for eight years and tells him of the treasure on Monte Cristo. Edmond escapes, finds it, and returns as the Count, taking under his wing Villefort's abandoned son André to use in his revenge.
The Count of Monte Cristo ending explained
Danglars is ruined when he borrows against everything to buy shares in his own fleet and cannot repay. At a libel trial Danglars brings against a newspaper, André reveals himself as Villefort's illegitimate son and exposes him, then kills Villefort and dies fleeing. Albert challenges the Count to a duel after learning how Fernand betrayed Haydée's father, but Edmond spares him at Mercédès's plea and leaves Haydée and Albert to each other. He beats Fernand in a duel and leaves him alive in disgrace, then sets off travelling, writing to Mercédès that all human wisdom is in two words: "Wait and hope."
Where to watch The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo is streaming on fuboTV, Philo, Kanopy, Hoopla, and MGM Plus in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Revenge, before The Count of Monte Cristo.
- Chronological order: after Revenge, before The Count of Monte Cristo.
What to watch before The Count of Monte Cristo
Nothing. The Count of Monte Cristo (2024) doesn't continue an earlier version, so it stands on its own.
Cast
- Pierre Niney as Edmond Dantès / The Count of Monte Cristo
- Bastien Bouillon as Fernand de Morcerf
- Anaïs Demoustier as Mercédès Herrera
- Laurent Lafitte as Gérard de Villefort
- Pierfrancesco Favino as Abbé Faria
- Patrick Mille as Danglars
- Vassili Schneider as Albert de Morcerf
- Julien de Saint Jean as Andrea Cavalcanti
- Anamaria Vartolomei as Haydée
- Julie de Bona as Victoria
- Adèle Simphal as Angèle
- Stéphane Varupenne as Caderousse
Directed by Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte.