What's the Difference between The Count of Monte Cristo the Book and The Count of Monte Cristo the Movie?
                      
                                
                    
                
                
                     
                
                
               
                
                     
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                    
                            
                                    
                        
                            
                            
                                
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                                Edmond Dantes
                                 
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                                Edmond Dantes
                                     Portrayed by: Jim Caviezel
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                                Fernand Mondego
                                 
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                                Fernand Mondego
                                     Portrayed by: Guy Pearce
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                                The Count of Monte Cristo Book vs  Movie
                                
                            
                            
                         
                        
                        
                        
                        
                    
                            
                             
                                
                                
                                
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                                            Villefort is driven insane by the murder suicide of his wife and child.   | 
                                            Villefort is charged with murder and goes to prison. | 
                                       
                                    
                                     
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                                            Dantes ruins Danglars using financial manipulation.  | 
                                            Dantes fights Danglars and he is sent to prison.
                                                
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                                            Edmond and Mercedes never have sex. | 
                                            They had premarital sex resulting in the birth of Albert. | 
                                       
                                    
                                     
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                                            Dantes believes his is doing God's work in carrying out his vengeance.  | 
                                            He has doubts about the morality of his quest for revenge. 
                                                
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                                            Edmond's dad, Louis Dantes starves to death | 
                                            Louis Dantes hangs himself |