What's the Difference between The Count of Monte Cristo the Book and The Count of Monte Cristo the Movie?
In the Book |
In the Movie |
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
In the Book |
In the Movie |
Villefort is driven insane by the murder suicide of his wife and child. |
Villefort is charged with murder and goes to prison. |
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. |
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 |