The Count of Monte-Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is a 2024 French period adventure-drama film based on the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. The film is written and directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière and stars Pierre Niney in the role of Edmond Dantès.
The film had its world premiere at the Out of the Competition section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on 22 May 2024, and was released theatrically in France on 28 June 2024 by Pathé. With a budget estimated in €42.9 million, The Count of Monte Cristo is the most expensive French film of 2024. It has sold over 4 million admissions in France and grossed $25.4 million worldwide.
== Premise ==
Betrayed by his friends and convicted by a corrupt magistrate, the sailor Edmond Dantès is condemned to life imprisonment; upon his escape, he obtains a sizeable fortune and returns to France disguised as the "Count of Monte Cristo", an identity through which he plans to exact vengeance on those who ruined him.
== Cast ==
== Release ==
The film was selected to be screened out of competition at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it had its world premiere on 22 May 2024, and earned a nearly 11-minute standing ovation at the end of its screening.
It was theatrically released by Pathé in France on 28 June 2024.
The film had its international debut at the 2nd Mediterrane Film Festival on 22 June 2024.
It also played at the 28th Fantasia International Film Festival on 19 July 2024.
== Box office ==
As of July 2024, the film has sold over 4 million admissions in France and grossed $25.4 million worldwide.
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== References ==
Category:2024 films
Category:2024 drama films
Category:2020s French films
Category:2020s French-language films
Category:Films based on The Count of Monte Cristo
Category:French adventure drama films
Category:French prison films
Category:French films about revenge
Category:Pathé films
Category:French epic films