Alexandre Dumas’ classic returns to the cinema with Pierre Niney in the cast. Before its release on June 28, 2024, discover the trailer for “The Count of Monte Cristo”.
After the success of Three Musketeersa new classic signed Alexandre Dumas will soon arrive in French cinemas. the count of Monte Cristo is the highly anticipated new period film in cinemas. Directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patellièr (The first name, An illustrious unknown), the film features the young Edmond Dantès, arrested for a crime he did not commit, who takes revenge under the name of the Count of Monte Cristo.
In the casting, it’s the actor Pierre Niney who was chosen to play the main character, opposite other figures of French cinema: Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier, Anamaria Vartolomei, but also Laurent Lafitte. The first trailer revealed this Monday by Pathé, promises an epic film for French spectators. You will now have to wait until June 28 to see this new adaptation of the Count of Monte Cristo on the screens.
Synopsis – Victim of a conspiracy, young Edmond Dantès is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After fourteen years of detention at the Château d’If, he managed to escape. Having become immensely rich, he returns under the identity of the Count of Monte Cristo to take revenge on the three men who betrayed him.