 the count of monte cristo is a 2002 adventure film directed by kevin reynolds. the film is the tenth adaptation of the book of the same name by alexandre dumas, pÃ¨re and stars jim caviezel, guy pearce, and richard harris. it follows the general plot of the novel (the main storyline of imprisonment and revenge is preserved); but many aspects, including the relationships between major characters and the ending, have been changed, simplified, or removed; and action scenes have been added. the movie met with modest box office success. ==plot== in 1815, edmond dantÃ¨s, second mate of a french trading ship, and his friend fernand mondego, a representative of the shipping company, head to the isle of elba to seek medical attention for their ailing captain. dantÃ¨s and mondego are chased by english dragoons who believe they are spies for the exiled napoleon bonaparte. bonaparte himself comes to their aid, stating that they are not his agents. he asks dantÃ¨s to deliver a letter to a friend in france. after the captain dies, they leave elba. on returning to france, dantÃ¨s is reprimanded by the ship's first mate, danglars, for disobeying orders. however, the company's boss, morrell, commends dantÃ¨s' bravery, promoting him to captain over danglars, who is left fuming. mondego intercepts dantÃ¨s' fiancÃ©e, mercÃ©dÃ¨s, and tries to seduce her. when he hears of dantÃ¨s' promotion, mondego realizes that dantÃ¨s and mercÃ©dÃ¨s would soon be married. a bitter mondego gets drunk and tells danglars about the letter napoleon gave dantÃ¨s. danglars informs on dantÃ¨s, who is charged with treason and called before a magi
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