History Series / TheCountOfMonteCristo1998

* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Bertuccio is not HotBlooded here, not having a score to settle with Villefort. Instead he's something of TheConscience to contrast Edmond's ruthlessness.

* AdaptationNameChange: The surname of Mercedes is "Igualada" in the series, whereas it is "Herrera" is the novel.

''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (''Le Comte de Monte Cristo'') is a 4-parts French {{miniseries}} adapting the Creator/AlexandreDumas [[Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo novel of the same name]], directed by Josée Dayan with a screenplay by Didier Decoin and produced by (and first broadcast on) the [=TF1=] channel in 1998.

It stars Creator/GerardDepardieu as Edmond Dantès, once a young French sailor who was falsely accused of conspiring to put UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte back on the throne[[note]]The story takes place during the [[UsefulNotes/LetatCestMoi Bourbon Restauration]] (1815-1830) which reestablished monarchy in France, albeit in a constitutional way to account for political/social changes of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution (which meant avoiding absolutism). Supporters of Napoleon's cause were ''not'' welcome.[[/note]] and sentenced to spend the rest of his life imprisoned in the dreaded Château d'If, an island fortress off the coast of Marseille and from which no prisoner has ever escaped.

It stars Creator/GerardDepardieu as Edmond Dantès, once a young French sailor who was falsely accused of conspiring to put UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte back on the throne[[note]]The story takes place during the [[UsefulNotes/LetatCestMoi Bourbon Restauration]] (1815-1830) which reestablished monarchy in France, albeit in a constitutional way to account for political/social changes of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution (which meant avoiding absolutism). Supporters of Napoleon's cause were ''not'' welcome.[[/note]] and sentenced to spend the rest of his life imprisoned in the dreaded Château d'If, an island fortress off the coast of Marseille and from which no prisoner has ever escaped. Edmond spends 18 years imprisoned in the fortress and befriends the abbot Faria, a fellow inmate who tells him of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a small rocky island, the Isle of Monte Cristo, and only he knows the treasure's location. The old Faria dies, Edmond escapes by taking Faria's dead body's place in a bag and finds the treasure. Edmond then takes the alias Count of Monte Cristo and, with the help of his newfound servant Bertuccio, goes back to France and starts using his newfound wealth to patiently and methodically plot revenge on those who have sent him to the Château d'If.

** Captain Coclès, the old sailor Dantès/Monte Cristo sends to Janina to Haydée, doesn't exist in the novel. However, his named is borrowed from an employee of the Morrel shipowner family, Horace Coclès, who appears in the book but not in this miniseries.

** In the novel, Edmond Dantès remains single while plotting his revenge. This version has him seducing a beautiful (and broke) widow, Camille de La Richardais, to reduce the chances of being suspected by his revenge's targets and enjoy a woman's company.

** Gervaise Rebuffet, the woman Villefort condemns to death for illegally practicing abortions, doesn't exist in the novel either. Although here she's little more than an extra and solely exists to showcase Villefort's [[HangingJudge ruthlessness as a prosecutor]].

It stars Creator/GerardDepardieu as Edmond Dantès, once a young French sailor who was falsely accused of conspiring to put UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte back on the throne[[note]]The story takes place during the [[UsefulNotes/LetatCestMoi Bourbon Restauration]] (1815-1830) which reestablished monarchy in France, albeit in a constitutional way to account for political/social changes of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution (which meant avoiding absolutism). Supporters of Napoleon's cause were ''not'' welcome.[[/note]] and sentenced to spend the rest of his life imprisoned in the dreaded Château d'If, an island fortress off the coast of Marseille and from which no prisoner has ever escaped. Edmond spends 18 years imprisoned in the fortress and befriends the abbot Faria, a fellow inmate who tells him of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a small rocky island, the Isle of Monte Cristo, and only he knows the treasure's location. The old Faria dies, Edmond escapes by taking Faria's dead body's place in a bag and finds the treasure. Edmond then takes the alias Count of Monte Cristo and starts using his newfound wealth to patiently and methodically plot revenge on those who have sent him to the Château d'If.

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It stars Creator/GerardDepardieu as Edmond Dantès, once a young French sailor who was falsely accused of Bonapartism[[note]]The story takes place during the [[UsefulNotes/LetatCestMoi Bourbon Restauration]] (1815-1830) which reestablished monarchy in France, albeit in a constitutional way to account for political/social changes of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution (which meant avoiding absolutism). Supporters of UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte's cause were ''not'' welcome.[[/note]] and sentenced to spend the rest of his life imprisoned in the dreaded Château d'If, an island fortress off the coast of Marseille and from which no prisoner has ever escaped. Edmond spends 18 years imprisoned in the fortress and befriends the abbot Faria, a fellow inmate who tells him of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a small rocky island, the Isle of Monte Cristo, and only he knows the treasure's location. The old Faria dies, Edmond escapes by taking Faria's dead body's place in a bag and finds the treasure. Edmond then takes the alias Count of Monte Cristo and starts using his newfound wealth to patiently and methodically plot revenge on those who have sent him to the Château d'If.

** UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte and King Louis XVIII don't appear at any point. They do in the novel.

It stars Creator/GerardDepardieu as Edmond Dantès, a young sailor who was falsely accused of Bonapartism[[note]]The story takes place during the [[UsefulNotes/LetatCestMoi Bourbon Restauration]] (1815-1830) which reestablished monarchy in France, albeit in a constitutional way to account for political/social changes of UsefulNotes/TheFrenchRevolution (which meant avoiding absolutism). Supporters of UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte's cause were ''not'' welcome.[[/note]] and sentenced to spend the rest of his life imprisoned in the dreaded Château d'If, an island fortress off the coast of Marseille and from which no prisoner has ever escaped. Edmond spends 18 years imprisoned in the fortress and befriends the abbot Faria, a fellow inmate who tells him of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a small rocky island, the Isle of Monte Cristo, and only he knows the treasure's location. The old Faria dies, Edmond escapes by taking Faria's dead body's place in a bag and finds the treasure. Edmond then takes the alias Count of Monte Cristo and starts using his newfound wealth to patiently and methodically plot revenge on those who have sent him to the Château d'If.

The cast includes, among others, Ornella Muti as Mercedes Igualada, Sergio Rubini as Bertuccio, Creator/PierreArditi as Gérard de Villefort, Creator/JeanRochefort as Fernand de Morcerf, Michel Aumont as Baron Danglars, Florence Darel as Camille de La Richardais and Creator/JulieDepardieu as Valentine de Villefort.

It stars Creator/GerardDepardieu as Edmond Dantès, a young sailor who was falsely accused of Bonapartism[[note]]The story takes place during the Bourbon Restauration, 1815-1830, which reestablished monarchy in France, albeit in a constitutional way. Supporters of UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte's cause were ''not'' welcome.[[/note]] and sentenced to spend the rest of his life imprisoned in the dreaded Château d'If, an island fortress off the coast of Marseille and from which no prisoner has ever escaped. Edmond spends 18 years imprisoned in the fortress and befriends the abbot Faria, a fellow inmate who tells him of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a small rocky island, the Isle of Monte Cristo, and only he knows the treasure's location. The old Faria dies, Edmond escapes by taking Faria's dead body's place in a bag and finds the treasure. Edmond then takes the alias Count of Monte Cristo and starts using his newfound wealth to patiently and methodically plot revenge on those who have sent him to the Château d'If.

It stars Creator/GerardDepardieu as Edmond Dantès, a young sailor who was falsely accused of Bonapartism[[note]]The story takes place during the Bourbon Restauration, 1815-1830, which reestablished monarchy in France, albeit in a constitutional way. Supporters of UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte's cause were ''not'' welcome.[[/note]] and sentenced to spend the rest of his life imprisoned in the dreaded Château d'If, an island fortress off the coast of Marseille and from which no prisoner has ever escaped. Edmond spends 18 years imprisoned in the fortress and befriends the abbot Faria, a fellow inmate who tells him of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a small rocky island, the Isle of Monte Cristo, and only he knows the treasure's location. The old Faria dies, Edmond escapes by taking Faria's dead body's place in a bag and finds the treasure. Edmond then starts using his newfound wealth to patiently and methodically plot revenge on those who have sent him to die in prison and takes an alias, the Count of Monte Cristo.

* AdaptationalNationality: Bertuccio is from Italy here, whereas he's French (Corsican) in the novel.

* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: [[spoiler:Edmond reunites with Mercedes and they live happily from then on, instead of Mercedes going to a convent and Edmond leaving France with Haydee. Haydee's role in the miniseries is smaller than in the novel, since she ends up with Franz d'Espinay and CanonForeigner Camille de la Richardais takes up part of Haydee's role.]]

''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (''Le Comte de Monte Cristo'') is a 4-parts French MiniSeries adapting the Creator/AlexandreDumas [[Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo novel of the same name]], directed by Josée Dayan with a screenplay by Didier Decoin and produced by (and first broadcast on) the [=TF1=] channel in 1998.

* AdaptedOut:
** UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte and King Louis XVIII don't appear at any point. They do in the novel.
** Villefort seemingly has no legitimate son in this version.
** Eugenie Danglars and Julie Morrell are cut out.
** Ali seems to be replaced by a whole squadron of Turkish mercenaries, acting as Monte-Cristo's [[CadreOfForeignBodyguards bodyguards]].

The cast includes, among others, Ornella Muti as Mercedes Igualada, Sergio Rubini as Bertuccio, Pierre Arditi as Gérard de Villefort, Creator/JeanRochefort as Fernand de Morcerf, Michel Aumont as Baron Danglars, Florence Darel as Camille de La Richardais and Creator/JulieDepardieu as Valentine de Villefort.

* DullSuprise: Albert de Morcerf hardly changes his facial expression, whether he's supposed to be pleased, angry, grateful or whatnot.