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The Count of Monte Cristo - A film by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière

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Critics' Rating 96%

A very entertaining, well-made spectacle. Takes wonderful source material and transforms it into a sumptuous period thriller that transmits with great dramatic force, the story’s cruel ironies, its thrilling passions and its suspense.

Jason Di Rosso

ABC RADIO NATIONAL

An absolute pleasure.

Stephen Romei

THE AUSTRALIAN

A thrilling ride. With its grand sweeping plot, lush historical settings and compelling protagonist, this won't disappoint. Coherent, engrossing and entertaining, the film effortlessly proves historical action is still timeless.

Jane Freebury

THE CANBERRA TIMES

Sumptuous and spectacular.

Catherine Balle

LE PARISIEN

Thrilling. Destined to stand as the definitive version.

Leigh Paatsch

HERALD SUN

Splendid. Executed with all the panache of golden-era Hollywood epics. A genuine triumph: a stunning, emotionally satisfying adventure tale that feels at once timeless and thrillingly new.

Peter Debruge

VARIETY

Feels both grand and real. This superbly realised and powerfully acted film delivers action, romance, scenery and costume, and does so with intelligence and heart.

Jason Blake

LIMELIGHT

Stirringly acted, gorgeously filmed and ingeniously executed, this big, bounding, beautifully cinematic swashbuckler leaves previous versions of Dumas's famous revenge saga in the dust.

Jeannette Catsoulis

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Very enjoyable. Old-fashioned, big-budget spectacle, directed with verve and acted with gusto.

Wendy Ide

THE OBSERVER

Vengeance is sumptuously served. A gorgeous, gripping pleasure.

Robert Abele

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Pure entertainment. Enormously satisfying. Hollywood’s forgotten how to make movies like this.

Bilge Ebiri

NEW YORK MAGAZINE

A masterpiece. Thrilling from start to end. I highly recommend watching it at the movies to fully appreciate the spectacular landscapes, the performances of the cast, the music, and the costumes. I guarantee it will keep you hooked.

Rebecca Wu

GLAMADELAIDE

Director: Matthieu Delaporte & Alexandre de La Patellière

Cast: Pierre Niney, Anaïs Demoustier, Pierfrancesco Favino, Anamaria Vartolomei, Laurent Lafitte, Bastien Bouillon, Vassili Schneider

Duration: 178mins

Country of Origin: France

Mature themes and violence

Critics' Rating 96%

Jason Di Rosso

ABC RADIO NATIONAL

An absolute pleasure.

Sumptuous and spectacular.

Catherine Balle

LE PARISIEN

Thrilling. Destined to stand as the definitive version.

Leigh Paatsch

HERALD SUN

Splendid. Executed with all the panache of golden-era Hollywood epics. A genuine triumph: a stunning, emotionally satisfying adventure tale that feels at once timeless and thrillingly new.

Peter Debruge

VARIETY

Feels both grand and real. This superbly realised and powerfully acted film delivers action, romance, scenery and costume, and does so with intelligence and heart.

Jason Blake

LIMELIGHT

Stirringly acted, gorgeously filmed and ingeniously executed, this big, bounding, beautifully cinematic swashbuckler leaves previous versions of Dumas's famous revenge saga in the dust.

Jeannette Catsoulis

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Very enjoyable. Old-fashioned, big-budget spectacle, directed with verve and acted with gusto.

Wendy Ide

THE OBSERVER

Vengeance is sumptuously served. A gorgeous, gripping pleasure.

Robert Abele

LOS ANGELES TIMES

Pure entertainment. Enormously satisfying. Hollywood’s forgotten how to make movies like this.

2025 CÉSAR AWARD NOMINEE (x14!) - incl Best Film, Director, Actor, Adap. Screenplay, Cinematography, Costumes and Production Design
CENTREPIECE SELECTION - 2025 ALLIANCE FRANÇAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL
OFFICIAL SELECTION - 2024 CANNES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (Out Of Competition)
WINNER - 2024 FANTASIA FILM FESTIVAL - Best Film

Pierre Niney leads a stellar cast in Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellière’s thrilling new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ epic adventure THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO, the first French cinematic treatment of the iconic tale of romance and redemption in over fifty years.

Marseille, 1815. The dreams of principled young sailor Edmond Dantès (Niney) are about to come true; promoted to ship’s captain, he can finally marry the love of his life, Mercédès (Anaïs Demoustier). But his success inspires jealousy… betrayed by his rivals, Dantès is denounced as a member of a pro-Napoleon conspiracy, and incarcerated without trial in an isolated prison.

After years of solitude, Dantès befriends the inmate in the adjacent cell, Abbé Faria (Pierfrancesco Favino), who reveals the location of a hidden treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. An extraordinary plan is hatched to exact revenge on the three men who wronged him: assuming multiple identities – “the Count of Monte Cristo” among them - Dantès will first court his enemies, and then seek retribution…

A true cultural phenomenon in France (where it stormed the box office with close to 10 million tickets sold), THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO delivers luxurious, spectacular big-screen entertainment, at once timeless and electrifyingly new.