A visually sumptuous epic of betrayal and meticulously crafted revenge, where a wronged man's burning heart forges a new identity from the ashes of his old life.
The Count of Monte Cristo
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
"This is not vengeance, this is justice."
Director:
Alexandre de La Patellière
Matthieu Delaporte
Cast:
Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Laurent Lafitte, Pierfrancesco Favino
Drama
Action
Adventure
Budget:
$46,000,000
Box Office:
$75,360,860
The Count of Monte Cristo - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
Batman/Superhero Allusions
Several critics and even the filmmakers have drawn parallels between the Count and modern superheroes, particularly Batman. A man who suffers a great tragedy, uses immense wealth to create an alternate persona, and operates as a vigilante outside the law to bring his own form of justice to a corrupt society. Pierre Niney himself mentioned that he thought of the Count as 'Batman's ancestor' when developing the character's deeper voice.