The Count of Monte-Cristo

Marseille, 1815. Edmond Dantes, a young ship's officer, is having the happiest time of his life. He is about to become a captain and finally marry the love of his life, the beautiful Mercedes. But his success arouses the jealousy of many. Edmond becomes the victim of an insidious plan. From one day to the next, he is imprisoned without trial in the dungeon of Fort If, with no hope of release. The only one Edmond can talk to is Abbé Faria, a prisoner in the next dungeon. The Abbé becomes Edmond's friend and mentor. Before his death, the Abbé confides in him the secret of the lost treasure. After fourteen long years of suffering, despair and hopelessness, Edmond manages to escape and find the treasure hidden on the island of Monte Cristo. All Edmond Dantes wants is a reckoning with all those who betrayed him. Now, armed with a vast fortune, he sets out without mercy on a journey of revenge...