History Trivia / TheCountOfMonteCristo1998

* GenreRelaunch: Prestige adaptations of French literature and HistoricalFiction in general had gone moribund on French TV with the last memorable one being the 1972 adaptation of ''Literature/TheAccursedKings''. The big success of this miniseries caused a revitalization of the genre on TV, and Depardieu himself went on to lead more such miniseries, such as ''[[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]]'' in 1999 and ''[[Series/LesMiserables2000 Les Misérables]]'' in 2000. 2002's ''[[Series/Napoleon2002 Napoléon]]'' (written by Decoin and with Depardieu in a supporting role) was also part of that trend.

* GenreRelaunch: Prestige adaptations of French literature and HistoricalFiction in general had gone moribund on French TV with the last memorable one being the 1972 adaptation of ''Literature/TheAccursedKings''. The big success of this miniseries caused a revitalization of the genre on TV, and Depardieu himself went on to lead more such miniseries, such as ''[[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]]'' in 1999 and ''[[Series/LesMiserables2000 Les Misérables]]'' in 2000.

* ProductionPosse: Following the success of this miniseries, the [=TF1=] channel produced more history/historical novel-based miniseries directed by Josée Dayan and written by Didier Decoin, such as ''Balzac'' (a {{biopic}} about Creator/HonoreDeBalzac) and the 2000 TV version of ''Literature/LesMiserables'' (both starring Gérard Depardieu). Others not written by Decoin included a SettingUpdate version of ''Literature/DangerousLiaisons'' in 2003 and ''Literature/TheAccursedKings'' (with Gérard Depardieu in the cast once again) in 2005.

* GenreRelaunch: Prestige adaptations of French literature and HistoricalFiction in general had gone moribund on French TV with the last memorable one being the 1972 adaptation of ''Literature/TheAccursedKings''. The big success of this miniseries caused a revitalization of the genre on TV, and Depardieu himself went on to lead more such miniseries, such as ''[[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]]'' in 1999 and ''Literature/LesMiserables'' in 2000.

* AllStarCast: The cast was stacked with famous names from French theatre, big screen and small screen: Gérard Depardieu, Ornella Muti, Creator/PierreArditi, Creator/JeanRochefort, Michel Aumont, Jean-Claude Brialy, Micheline Presle, Roger Dumas, Jean-Marc Thibault, Roland Blanche, Guillaume Depardieu... It even included a big name of {{chanson}}, Georges Moustaki (as Abbot Faria).

* GenreRelaunch: Prestige adaptations of French literature and HistoricalFiction had gone moribund on French TV with the last memorable one being the 1972 adaptation of ''Literature/TheAccursedKings''. The big success of this miniseries caused a revitalization of the genre on TV, and Depardieu himself went on to lead more such moniseries, such as ''[[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]]'' in 1999 and ''Literature/LesMiserables'' in 2000.

* GenreRelaunch: Prestige adaptations of French literature and HistoricalFiction had gone moribund on French TV with the last memorable one being the 1972 adaptation of ''Literature/TheAccursedKings''. The big success of this miniseries caused a revitalization of the genre on TV, and Depardieu himself went on to lead more such moniseries, such as ''[[Creator/HonoreDeBalzac Balzac]]'' in 1999 and ''Franchise/LesMiserables'' in 2000.

* GenreRelaunch: Prestige adaptations of French literature and HistoricalFiction had gone moribund on French TV with the last memorable one being the 1972 adaptation of ''Literature/TheAccursedKings''. The big success of this miniseries caused a revitalization of the genre on TV, and Depardieu himself went on to lead more adaptations (such as ''Franchise/LesMiserables'' in 2000).

* GenreRelaunch: Adaptations of French literature and HistoricalFiction had gone moribund on French TV with the last memorable one being the 1972 adaptation of ''Literature/TheAccursedKings''. The big success of this miniseries caused a revitalization of the genre on TV, and Depardieu himself went on to lead more adaptations (such as ''Franchise/LesMiserables'' in 2000).

* AbilityOverAppearance: As often noted, Creator/GerardDepardieu was too heavily built to resemble the much scrawnier Edmond Dantès from the novel who got out of prison (where he was fed just enough to survive). On the other hand, absolutely no-one can deny that he had the dramatic chops for such a role.

* AbilityOverAppearance: As often noted, Creator/GerardDepardieu was too heavily built to resemble the much scrawnier Edmond Dantès from the novel who got out of prison (where he was fed just enough to survive). But absolutely no-one can deny that he had the dramatic chops for such a role.

* AbilityOverAppearance: As often noted, Creator/GerardDepardieu was too heavily built to resemble the much scrawnier Edmon Dantès from the novel who got out of prison (where he was fed just enough to survive). But absolutely no-one can deny that he had the dramatic chops for such a role.

* AllStarCast: The cast was stacked with famous names from French theatre, big screen and small screen: Creator/GerardDepardieu, Ornella Muti, Creator/PierreArditi, Creator/JeanRochefort, Michel Aumont, Jean-Claude Brialy, Micheline Presle, Roger Dumas, Jean-Marc Thibault, Roland Blanche, Guillaume Depardieu... It even included a big name of {{chanson}}, Georges Moustaki (as Abbot Faria).

* GenreRelaunch: Adaptations of French literature and HistoricalFiction had gone moribund on French TV since the 1972 adaptation of ''Literature/TheAccursedKings''. The big success of this miniseries caused a revitalization of the genre on TV, and Depardieu himself went on to lead more adaptations (such as ''Franchise/LesMiserables'' in 2000).

* GenreRelaunch: Adaptations of French literature on television had gone moribund on French TV since the 1972 adaptation of ''Literature/TheAccursedKings''. This miniseries caused a revitalization of the genre on TV, and Depardieu himself went on to lead more adaptations (such as ''Franchise/LesMiserables'' in 2000).

* AllStarCast: The cast was stacked with famous names from French theatre, big screen and small screen (Creator/GerardDepardieu, Ornella Muti, Creator/PierreArditi, Creator/JeanRochefort, Michel Aumont, Jean-Claude Brialy, Micheline Presle, Roger Dumas, Jean-Marc Thibault, Roland Blanche, Guillaume Depardieu...). It even included a big name of {{chanson}}, Georges Moustaki (as Abbot Faria).

* ProductionPosse: Following the success of this miniseries, the [=TF1=] channel produced more history/historical novel-based miniseries directed by Josée Dayan and written by Didier Decoin, such as ''Balzac'' (a {{biopic}} about Creator/HonoreDeBalzac) and the 2000 TV version of ''Literature/LesMiserables'' (both starring Gérard Depardieu). Others not written by Decoin included a SettingUpdate version of ''Literature/DangerousLiaisons'' in 2003 and ''Literature/TheAccursedKings'' (with Depardieu in the cast once again) in 2005.

* ProductionPosse: Following the success of this miniseries, the [=TF1=] channel produced more history/historical novel-based miniseries directed by Josée Dayan and written by Didier Decoin, such as ''Balzac'' (a {{biopic}} about Creator/HonoreDeBalzac), the 2000 TV version of ''Literature/LesMiserables'' (both starring Gérard Depardieu). Others not written by Decoin included a SettingUpdate version of ''Literature/DangerousLiaisons'' in 2003 and ''Literature/TheAccursedKings'' in 2005.

* ProductionPosse: Following the success of this miniseries, the [=TF1=] channel produced more history/historical novel-based miniseries directed by Josée Dayan and written by Didier Decoin, such as ''Balzac'' (a {{biopic}} about Creator/HonoreDeBalzac) and the 2000 TV version of ''Literature/LesMiserables'' (both starring Gérard Depardieu).

* AllStarCast: The cast was stacked with famous names from French theatre, big screen and small screen (Creator/GerardDepardieu, Ornella Muti, Creator/PierreArditi, Creator/JeanRochefort, Michel Aumont, Jean-Claude Brialy, Micheline Presle, Roger Dumas, Jean-Marc Thibault, Roland Blanche...). It even included a big name of {{chanson}}, Georges Moustaki (as Abbot Faria).

* AllStarCast: The cast was stacked with famous names from French theatre, big screen and small screen. It even included a big name of {{chanson}}, Georges Moustaki (as Abbot Faria).

* RealLifeRelative: Two of Creator/GerardDepardieu's children played in this adaptation, namely the late Guillaume (as young Edmond Dantès) and Creator/{{Julie|Depardieu}} (as Valentine de Villefort).
* ThoseTwoActors: Gérard Depardieu and Creator/JeanRochefort both previously played in 1982's ''The Big Brother'', and would be reunited in ''Film/TheCloset'' three years after ''The Count of Monte Cristo''.

* RealLifeRelative: Two of Creator/GerardDepardieu's children played with him in this adaptation, namely the late Guillaume (as young Edmond Dantès) and Creator/{{Julie|Depardieu}} (as Valentine de Villefort).

* RealLifeRelative: Two of Creator/GerardDepardieu's children played with him in this adaptation, namely the late Guillaume Depardieu (young Edmond Dantès) and Julie Depardieu (Valentine de Villefort).

* RealLifeRelative: Two of Creator/GerardDepardieu's children played with him in this adaptation, namely Guillaume Depardieu (young Edmond Dantès) and Julie Depardieu (Valentine de Villefort).

* AllStarCast: The cast was stacked with famous names from French theatre, big screen and small screen.