The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo | Aby

1. Homecoming
44 sec.
Upon returning to Marseille as a newly promoted captain, Edmond Dantès reunites with his frail father and his beloved fi…
Upon returning to Marseille as a newly promoted captain, Edmond Dantès reunites with his frail father and his beloved fiancée, Mercédès, with plans to marry the following day. However, his sudden good fortune and impending marriage spark intense resentment in three bitter men who envy his success. As Dantès celebrates his homecoming, these rivals begin to align in their shared desire to see him fall.
1. Homecoming
2. The letter
53 sec.
At a secluded tavern, three men conspire to draft a false accusation labeling the young sailor Dantès as a Bonapartist c…
At a secluded tavern, three men conspire to draft a false accusation labeling the young sailor Dantès as a Bonapartist conspirator. The treacherous letter is ultimately sent, leading to Dantès's sudden arrest by authorities in the middle of his own wedding feast.
2. The letter
3. The fire
1 min. 12 sec.
Ambitious prosecutor Gérard de Villefort interrogates Edmond Dantès, a sailor accused of delivering a suspicious letter.…
Ambitious prosecutor Gérard de Villefort interrogates Edmond Dantès, a sailor accused of delivering a suspicious letter. Upon learning the dangerous identity of the letter's recipient, Villefort burns the evidence and condemns Dantès to a bleak prison cell, leaving the innocent man unaware of his crime as he is torn away from his life.
3. The fire
4. The Scraping in the Wall
1 min. 1 sec.
Imprisoned in the Château d'If and left without hope after years of unanswered petitions, Edmond Dantès decides to starv…
Imprisoned in the Château d'If and left without hope after years of unanswered petitions, Edmond Dantès decides to starve himself to death. His desperate resolve vanishes when he hears a strange noise coming from the stone wall of his cell. Realizing another prisoner is digging toward him, Edmond finds a new reason to survive and begins scraping back.
4. The Scraping in the Wall

1. Homecoming

2. The letter

3. The fire

4. The Scraping in the Wall