The Count of Monte Cristo - Subtitle Dolby
Portly Gérard Depardieu squeezes into his role as a dashing swashbuckler in this eight-hour-plus adaptation of an Alexandre Dumas novel. The made-for-TV film directed by Josée Dayan received high ratings when it debuted on French television in 1998. Depardieu portrays Edmond Dantes, who changes his identity to the Count of Monte Cristo in order to undo those who wronged him. As the count, Depardieu wears a wardrobe of disguises, such as a bulbous nose and the garb of a priest, none of which should...