"Le comte de Monte Cristo" (1998) TV mini-series

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Josée Dayan

Writers:

Didier Decoin (writer)
Alexandre Dumas père (novel)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

21 June 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | History | Romance | Thriller

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Revenge | Treasure | Sailor | TV Mini-Series

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Gérard Depardieu

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Edmond Dantès / ... (unknown episodes)

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Series Directed by
Josée Dayan		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Didier Decoin		(unknown episodes)
Alexandre Dumas père		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jacques Bar	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Jean-Pierre Guérin	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Doris Kirch	....	co-producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Bruno Coulais		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Willy Stassen		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Pauline Caralis		(unknown episodes)
Dominique Roy		(unknown episodes)
Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Tatiana Vialle		(unknown episodes)
Cornelia von Braun		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Design by
Richard Cunin		(unknown episodes)

Series Costume Design by
Jean-Philippe Abril		(unknown episodes)

Series Makeup Department
Christiane Berroyer	....	chief hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Régine Duyck-Lattuga	....	chief makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Annie Hamon	....	chief hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Thierry Lécuyer	....	chief makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Christian Morales	....	chief hair stylist (unknown episodes)
Pascal Thiollier	....	chief makeup artist (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Daniel Deschamps	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Francesca Noè	....	production director: Italy (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marielle Domenges	....	intern assistant director (unknown episodes)
Tiziana Gagnor	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)
Fabrice Grange	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Emmanuel Marat	....	intern assistant director (unknown episodes)
Emmanuel Murat	....	trainee assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Franck Bouillard	....	intern set designer (unknown episodes)
Pascal Chatton	....	first assistant decorator (unknown episodes)
Stéphanie Deschamps	....	intern set designer (unknown episodes)
Anner Férignac	....	intern set designer (unknown episodes)
Henri Frèrebeau	....	painter (unknown episodes)
Mireille Ganagé	....	assistant decorator (unknown episodes)
Olivier Graziani	....	assistant set designer (unknown episodes)
Olivier Guedj	....	assistant set designer (unknown episodes)
André Jallot	....	painter (unknown episodes)
Franck Ollivier	....	artistic director (unknown episodes)
Michel Rival	....	sculptor (unknown episodes)
Stéphanie Schneider	....	intern set designer (unknown episodes)
Yves Seigneuret	....	property master (unknown episodes)
Garba Toonkara	....	intern set designer (unknown episodes)
Régis Vallon	....	general set designer (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Laurent Bluwal	....	sound assistant (unknown episodes)
Rémi Clément	....	dialogue editor (unknown episodes)
Michel Crivellaro	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Laurent Lévy	....	sound effects (unknown episodes)
Jean-Paul Loublier	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Muriel Mariey	....	sound (unknown episodes)
Pascal Mazière	....	assistant sound effects (unknown episodes)
Gina Pignier	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Séverine De Wever	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Christophe Messaoudi	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Rémi Canaple	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Alexandre Cauderlier	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Patrick Cauderlier	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Barbara Dupont	....	stunt rider (unknown episodes)
Pierre Medalin	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Pascal Mercuri	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Lionel Vitrant	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Marc Baudrillart	....	electric intern (unknown episodes)
Jean-Pierre Blanc	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Thierry Deschamp	....	intern camera operator (unknown episodes)
Olivier Dessailles	....	assistant Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Olivier Dirksen	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Didier Frémont	....	assistant Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Maxime Héraud	....	second assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Eric Le Roux	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Daniel Leterrier	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Dominique Maestracci	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Richard Melloul	....	still photographer (unknown episodes)
Valentin Monge	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Pascal Morisset	....	underwater cinematographer (unknown episodes)
The Zoom N'guyen	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Françoise Noyon	....	assistant Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Dan Occo	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Vincent Piette	....	chief electrician (unknown episodes)
Marie-Laure Prost	....	assistant Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Michel Revest	....	underwarer cinematographer (unknown episodes)
Yvan Robert	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Pierre-Michel Rousset	....	Steadicam operator (unknown episodes)
Eric Sacher	....	crane operator: Louma crane (unknown episodes)
Roland Savoye	....	underwater cinematographer (unknown episodes)
Piotr Stadnicki	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Thierry Tronchet	....	first assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Dirk Van Rampelbergh	....	electrician (unknown episodes)
Antoine Vidal	....	crane operator: Louma crane (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Irène Galitzine	....	extras casting assistant (unknown episodes)
Maud Richard	....	casting intern (unknown episodes)
Annette Trumel	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)
Cornelia von Braun	....	casting: Germany (unknown episodes)
Michael Zemmour	....	extras casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carole Chainbaux	....	dresser (unknown episodes)
Jean Coinel	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Yvonne Zarb Cousin	....	wardrobe assistant (unknown episodes)
Claire Gascon	....	dresser (unknown episodes)
Danièle Gomila	....	dresser (unknown episodes)
Lucia Lettini	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Bruce Lignerat	....	dresser (unknown episodes)
Juliette Morel	....	dresser (unknown episodes)
Gil Noir	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Michèle Paldacci-Masi	....	dresser (unknown episodes)
Chantal Poillot	....	dresser (unknown episodes)
Eric Richard	....	costumer (unknown episodes)
Géneviève Sireuil	....	chief costumer (unknown episodes)
Louis Tournié	....	chief costumer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Amélie Paillard-Monod	....	post-production (unknown episodes)
Sabine Roch	....	post-production (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Bruno Coulais	....	orchestrator (unknown episodes)
Régis Dupré	....	conductor (unknown episodes)
Pascal Lavergue	....	executive music producer (unknown episodes)
Didier Lizé	....	music mixer (unknown episodes)
Stéphanie Reichard	....	music recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Patricia Chauvin	....	driver (unknown episodes)
Jean-Jacques Colin	....	driver (unknown episodes)
Jean-Guy Duval	....	driver (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Jean-Laurent Agrinier	....	set accessories (unknown episodes)
Mireille Balducchi	....	exteriors (unknown episodes)
Patrick Barrey	....	tapestries (unknown episodes)
Pierre Bergusse	....	répérages (unknown episodes)
Marie-Elise Beyne	....	intern secretary (unknown episodes)
Tahar Boualam	....	groupman (unknown episodes)
Jean-Pierre Bourel	....	assistant accessories (unknown episodes)
Michel Boyard	....	assistant: Gérard Depardieu (unknown episodes)
Pierre Cadeac	....	advisor: animals (unknown episodes)
Emmanuelle Carayon-Lerbret	....	press attache (unknown episodes)
Gérard Chanu	....	machinist (unknown episodes)
Michel Chardon	....	chief machinist (unknown episodes)
Benoît Clémenceau	....	exteriors (unknown episodes)
Laurence Coutaud-Garnier	....	production secretary (unknown episodes)
Céline Cuvellier	....	répérages (unknown episodes)
Claude Davy	....	press attache (unknown episodes)
Corinne Devany	....	choreographer (unknown episodes)
Corinne Devaux	....	choreographer (unknown episodes)
Laurence Dupré	....	press attache (unknown episodes)
Gregory Eck	....	assistant accessories (unknown episodes)
Sylvie Fennec	....	assembler decorator (unknown episodes)
Johann George	....	assistant accessories (unknown episodes)
Pierre Gompertz	....	assembler (unknown episodes)
Cyril Granger	....	intern machinist (unknown episodes)
Jacqueline Granier-Deferre	....	script (unknown episodes)
François Hardy	....	technical advisor: carriages (unknown episodes)
Lucile Joly	....	assistant to producer (unknown episodes)
Philippe Laurent	....	machinist (unknown episodes)
Jean-Claude Lecoq	....	maître d'armes (unknown episodes)
Robert Lecorre	....	assembler (unknown episodes)
Victoire Lefebvre	....	assistant press attache (unknown episodes)
Jacques Leguillon	....	assembler decorator (unknown episodes)
Mario Luraschi	....	technical advisor: horses (unknown episodes)
Véronique Marchat	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Sonia Moyersoen	....	literary director (unknown episodes)
Olivier N'guyen	....	assistant accessories (unknown episodes)
Nathalie Otle	....	assistant production administrator (unknown episodes)
Sylvain Proust	....	assistant literary director (unknown episodes)
François Pujol	....	répérages (unknown episodes)
Arnaud Putman	....	assistant accessories (unknown episodes)
Emmanuel Roussille	....	répérages (unknown episodes)
Yvon Rouvé	....	répérages (unknown episodes)
Katia Salene	....	script intern (unknown episodes)
Marius Salvatori	....	intern video (unknown episodes)
Catherine Staub	....	production administrator (unknown episodes)
Daniel Theillac	....	advisor: kytes (unknown episodes)
Olivier Veinat	....	étalonneur (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• TF1 (co-production)
• GMT Productions (co-production)
• DD Productions (co-production)
• Cité Films (co-production) (as Cité Films Productions)
• Mediaset (and)
• Taurus Film (and)
• Programme MEDIA de la Communauté Européenne (support) (as Programme MEDIA de l'Union Européenne)

Distributors

• TF1 (1998) (worldwide) (all media)
• TF1 Vidéo (2000) (France) (DVD)
• Arcade Movie Company (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Bravo Cable (USA) (subtitled)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• VCL Communications (Germany) (video)

Other Companies

• EMI Music France  music publisher (as EMI Music Publishing France SA)

Also Known As:

"Der Graf von Monte Christo" (Germany)
"Il conte di Montecristo" (Italy)
"The Count of Monte Cristo" (USA)

Runtime:

France:400 min | Germany:382 min (2 episodes) | 50 min (4 episodes) | Argentina:400 min

Country:

France | Germany | Italy

Language:

French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Spain:T | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Chateau de Villette, Condecourt, Val-d'Oise, France

Company:

TF1

Trivia:

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.

Movie Connections:

Version of Le comte de Monte-Cristo (1954)

One the Greatest Tales of Revenge, but only available in novel form

I like Gerard Depardieu, and I liked much of this movie. I am huge of the book, which provides amazing insight in human suffering, redemption, and revenge. The butchery of the script was benign relative to the recent Hollywood remake (a complete disaster - "It was a nice film about something, but it was not the Count of Monte Cristo."), but apparently the writer(s) could not resist temptation to alter the ending - which was particularly galling given the mostly faithful recreation of the book up to the point of the conclusion. I personally was bitter - you can't take a story of revenge and remake it into Harlequin romance novel. If you know the story, you know what they should have done, and you know what they probably did. Given the time investment in this movie to watch the whole thing, I literally could not believe it as it became apparent that the sell-out was going to happen. They were so close, and that just made the experience that much more sour.