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Didier Decoin (writer)
Alexandre Dumas père (novel)
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Release Date:
21 June 1999 (USA) more
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The Classic tale from Alexandre Dumas. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his fiancée Mercedes and revenge against his nemesis, Mondego. full summary
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2 wins more
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French Producer Bar Dies
(From WENN. 3 February 2009, 4:20 AM, PST)
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the best by far more (46 total)
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(Series Cast Summary - 1 of 123) | Gérard Depardieu | ... | Edmond Dantès / ... (unknown episodes) |
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Also Known As:
Der Graf von Monte Christo (Germany)
Il conte di Montecristo (Italy)
The Count of Monte Cristo (USA)
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France:400 min | Germany:382 min (2 episodes) | 50 min (4 episodes) | Argentina:400 min
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According to Nielsen Media Research, Inc., Startrak Overnight Ratings for 6/21-6/24, 1999 (8PM & 11PM airings), beginning with a 1.4 GAA for the premiere, 'Le comte de Monte Cristo' sustained an average rating of 1.3 GAA for the entire 8-hour series, crowning Bravo's first mini-series as the highest rated original co-production in the network's history. more
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Version of "El conde de Monte Cristo" (1969) more
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Maybe you have read the book? Maybe you have seen the dramatization with Richard Chamberlain in the role of Edmond Dantes? Or maybe even you have seen the poor excuse of a movie with the same title made just a few years ago (after this mini-).
This French series is by far the best dramatization ever made of the Dumas' classic about the young sailor tossed into prison, only to come back to wreak vengeance on his former friends (with friends like these, who needs enemies?).
The portraying of Edmond Dantes posing as a banker, a gazillionaire, a jesuit priest and other characters vital to the story is very good - only I must confess that I would rather picture a different actor in the role as Dantes.
Gerard Depardieu is an actor like the potato, usable for quite a lot of things, but his countenance and body, in my view, doesn't fit the description of Edmond Dantes... so a 10 becomes a 9.