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Falsely accused of treason, Edmond Dantès endures a 14-year imprisonment in the Château d'If. Upon escaping, he stumbles upon a hidden treasure, utilizing it to meticulously orchestrate revenge as the enigmatic Count of Monte Cristo against those who betrayed him.

Starring Orson Welles, Anges Moorehead, and Ray Collins, The Count of Monte Cristo is a tale of revenge and retribution. Edmond Dantès, a young, energetic sailor, is falsely accused of treason on his wedding day and incarcerated in the forbidding Château d'If. His escape and ultimate revenge on those who wronged him makes this one of the most thrilling stories in French literature, as compelling now as when it was first published in 1846.