Her part in the story, and her relation to the other main characters, will become important. Pierre Niney as Edmond Dantes in a scene from The Count of Monte Cristo. The captain of the ship ...

The Count of Monte Cristo even made his presence felt in ... subplots have been dropped and characters combined. Famously, Dumas worked a lot like a modern TV showrunner, publishing his novels ...

a self-aware, more contemporary tone, and some thrilling cinematography (drones help). With bold lead characters, men and women, who looked the part, it could still work brilliantly.

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It just needed some rejigging, a self-aware, more contemporary tone, and some thrilling cinematography (drones help). With bold lead characters, men and women, who looked the part, it could still work ...