Albert intervenes when Edmond attempts to kill Fernand, but Mercédès tells him of his true parentage. As Fernand prepares to flee the country, Mercédès reveals the only reason she married him was that she was pregnant with Albert, who is actually Edmond's son.Įdmond ambushes Fernand in the ruins of his family's country estate, having led him to believe that the treasure of Spada would be waiting for him. Eventually, she softens him, and they rekindle their relationship. Even though his appearance has changed dramatically, Edmond is recognized by Mercédès. Fernand is brought to financial ruin as Edmond has his gambling debts called in. His plans result in Danglars being caught red-handed in the act of theft, and Villefort being tricked into revealing his role in his father's death both are arrested.
He lures Fernand, Villefort, and Danglars into a trap by letting slip the notion that he has located the treasure of Spada, and is shipping it through Marseille. With his newfound wealth and comprehensive education, Edmond establishes himself in Parisian society as "The Count of Monte Cristo" with Jacopo as his manservant, and swears vengeance on those who conspired against him.Įdmond ingratiates himself to the Mondegos by staging the kidnap and rescue of their son, Albert. With Faria's map, he and Jacopo locate the treasure on the island of Montecristo. Edmond learns from Morrell, who does not recognize him, that Fernand and Danglars were complicit in his betrayal, his father committed suicide out of grief, and that Fernand and Mercédès wed shortly after Edmond was imprisoned. They both work with the pirates until they arrive in Marseille. Edmond wins but spares Jacopo, who swears himself to Edmond for life. Their leader, Luigi Vampa, decides justice and entertainment would be better served by pitting Edmond against Jacopo in a knife fight. Wading ashore, Edmond encounters a band of pirates preparing to execute one of their own, Jacopo. Edmond escapes the prison by taking Faria's place in the disposal of his corpse, and is thrown into the sea, pulling Dorleac along with him and drowning him. Faria is fatally injured in a tunnel cave-in, but before dying he gives Edmond a map to the treasure and implores him to use it only for good. In exchange for Edmond's help digging a new tunnel, Faria educates him in a wide array of academic and martial disciplines. Faria has been digging an escape tunnel, but upon seeing that he is in Edmond's cell, he realizes he dug in the wrong direction. Six years later, Edmond is startled in his cell by an eruption in the ground revealing another prisoner, Abbé Faria, who has been imprisoned for 11 years after refusing to tell Bonaparte the whereabouts of the treasure of the Spada family. In exchange for persuading Mercédès that Edmond has been executed for treason and that she should take comfort in Fernand, Villefort has Fernand assassinate his father. Edmond is consigned to the island prison and its sadistic warden, Armand Dorleac.
Edmond escapes from Villefort and goes to Fernand for help, but Fernand instead turns him over to the pursuing gendarmes. He burns the letter and orders Edmond imprisoned in the Château d'If. Villefort, the city's chief magistrate, has Edmond arrested, but initially prepares to exonerate him until he learns the letter is addressed to his own father, Monsieur Clarion, a Bonapartist.
Edmond thereafter states his intention to marry his girlfriend, Mercédès, whom Fernand lusts after.Įnvious of Edmond’s good fortune, Fernand and Danglars inform on Edmond regarding Bonaparte's letter, which reveals information that could be used to aid Bonaparte's escape from Elba. In Marseille, the company owner, Morrell, commends Edmond for his bravery, promoting him to captain over first mate Danglars, who had given Edmond explicit orders not to land at Elba. Edmond is sworn to secrecy, but Fernand witnesses the exchange. Having kept his guardians from killing the pair, Bonaparte privately requests that Edmond deliver a letter to the mainland in exchange for his physician's services. Napoleon Bonaparte is in exile on the island. In 1815, Edmond Dantès, second mate of a French merchant vessel, and his friend Fernand Mondego, a representative of the shipping company, seek medical help on Elba for their ailing captain. The Azure Window of Gozo appears in the background of some scenes (picture from 2003).
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