The Count of Monte Cristo(1998)
Overview
A TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years. He escapes to reclaim his fiancée Mercedes and revenge against his nemesis, Mondego.
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Edmond Dantès
Mercédès Herrera
Fernand Mondego
Baron Danglars
Gérard de Villefort
Gaspard Caderousse
Young Edmond Dantès
Young Mercédès Herrera
Young Fernand Mondego
Young Danglars
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