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The Count of Monte Cristo movie vs book: the novel's plot, how each enemy falls, how it ends and what is reported about the 2024 French film. Full spoilers.
Adventure / revenge novel
The Count of Monte Cristo
by Alexandre Dumas
Betrayed on his wedding day in 1815, Edmond Dantes spends fourteen years in the Chateau d'If, then returns as a fabulously rich count to repay four men.
★★★★☆ 4 / 5
A huge, plot-packed revenge story whose long middle in Paris rewards patience with a run of dramatic downfalls. It runs about 468,000 words in the Project Gutenberg English text. Four out of five, a draft score for the owner to check.
The Count of Monte Cristo: book vs movie
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What is The Count of Monte Cristo about?
The Count of Monte Cristo is Alexandre Dumas’s novel of betrayal and revenge, set in France and Italy from 1815. Edmond Dantes is denounced on the eve of his wedding, spends fourteen years in the Chateau d’If, and returns as the Count of Monte Cristo. Our text is Project Gutenberg ebook #1184, in English; the file does not name a translator.
Below you’ll find the book against the 2024 French film, with a timeline, what happens to each of Dantes’s enemies and chapter numbers from our own count. Full spoilers for the book.
Read it if
- You like long adventure novels with a patient revenge plot
- You want the story behind the film adaptations
- You enjoy a hero in disguise and a cast of schemers
- You are happy to read a 19th-century serial novel in translation
Skip it if
- Over 450,000 words is more than you want to take on
- You dislike slow, talky society scenes in the middle
- You want a quick, tidy thriller
- Poisonings and the death of a child on the page are a hard line for you
The Count of Monte Cristo review scorecard
Plot
4.5
Characters
4
Pace
3.5
Prose
3.5
Ending
4.5
Average4.0 / 5
The Count of Monte Cristo: questions people ask
Is The Count of Monte Cristo worth reading?
A huge, plot-packed revenge story whose long middle in Paris rewards patience with a run of dramatic downfalls. It runs about 468,000 words in the Project Gutenberg English text. Four out of five, a draft score for the owner to check. Read it if: you like long adventure novels with a patient revenge plot; you want the story behind the film adaptations; you enjoy a hero in disguise and a cast of schemers; you are happy to read a 19th-century serial novel in translation. Skip it if: over 450,000 words is more than you want to take on; you dislike slow, talky society scenes in the middle; you want a quick, tidy thriller; poisonings and the death of a child on the page are a hard line for you.
Is there a The Count of Monte Cristo movie or series?
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How does The Count of Monte Cristo end in the book?
After revenge on Caderousse, Fernand (Count of Morcerf), Villefort and Danglars, the Count leaves Paris and sails away with Haydee. Maximilian Morrel and Valentine are reunited on the island of Monte Cristo, and the Count's letter closes with the words 'Wait and hope'.
What happens to each enemy in the book?
Caderousse is stabbed by Andrea (Benedetto) in chapter 82 and dies in chapter 83. Fernand is declared guilty by the Chamber of Peers in chapter 86 and shoots himself in chapter 92. Villefort's wife and son die by poison and he goes mad in chapter 111. Danglars is ruined, held by bandits in Rome, then forgiven in chapter 116 with 50,000 francs left and white hair.
What do we know about the 2024 film?
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo was directed and co-written by Alexandre de La Patelliere and Matthieu Delaporte, with Pierre Niney as Edmond Dantes. It is reported to have premiered at Cannes on 22 May 2024 and opened in France on 28 June 2024, with listings of roughly three hours. We have not seen it. These details are reported as of October 2026.
How long is the book?
By our count the Project Gutenberg text of chapters 1 to 117 is about 468,000 words in five volumes, roughly 31 hours of reading at 250 words a minute.
Which English text does this page use?
Project Gutenberg ebook #1184, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. The file does not name a translator, so we do not either.
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