The Count of Monte Cristo. Poster of the 1998 TV series and cover of the 1844 book
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Josée Dayan, 1998

Falsely accused by those envious of his good fortune, Edmond Dantes receives a life sentence in the notorious island prison, Chateau d’If. During his imprisonment, he encounters a fellow inmate who shares with Edmond the existence of a remarkable treasure hidden on a secluded island. After the Abbe’s death, Edmond escapes by assuming the identity of the deceased. Now at liberty, Edmond is determined to locate the treasure and use the newfound wealth to seek revenge against those who have unjustly harmed him.


The Count of Monte Cristo. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1844 book
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Kevin Reynolds, 2002

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. 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.


The Musketeers. Poster of the 2014 TV series and cover of the 1844 book, The Three Musketeers
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The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Adrian Hodges, 2014-2016

In 1630s Paris, Athos, Aramis and Porthos are a group of highly trained musketeers commanded by Captain Treville who meet d’Artagnan, a skillful farm boy with hopes of becoming a musketeer. The series follows them as they fight to protect King and country.


Revenge. Poster of the 2011 TV series and cover of the 1844 book, The Count of Monte Cristo
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Mike Kelley, 2011-2015

The series follows the story of Emily Thorne, a young woman who comes to the Hamptons, a wealthy and powerful summer community, to seek revenge on the people who destroyed her family. Using a false identity, Emily sets out to manipulate and destroy those who wronged her father and caused her to be separated from him.


The Elephant. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1844 book, The Count of Monte Cristo
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Kirk Langer, 2023

Taking inspiration from Alexandre Dumas’ ‘The Count Of Monte Cristo’ and unfolding against the backdrop of the Covid crisis in the early 2020s, a peculiar sequence of homicides commences across different urban and rural areas, exhibiting no apparent connection. Nevertheless, an astute detective from a small town embarks on a pursuit of a solitary clue that interconnects numerous killings, leading him to deduce the existence of a relentless serial killer.


The Three Musketeers. Poster of the 1973 movie and cover of the 1844 book
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The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Richard Lester, 1973

Having learned swordsmanship from his father, the young country bumpkin d’Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a king’s musketeer. D’Artagnan sides with the musketeers in the ensuing street fight and becomes their ally in opposition to the Cardinal, who wishes to increase his already considerable power over the king, Louis XIII.


The Three Musketeers. Poster of the 1948 movie and cover of the 1844 book
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The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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George Sidney, 1948

D’Artagnan, an inexperienced Gascon youth, travels to Paris to join the elite King’s Musketeers. On his way, he encounters a mysterious lady at a roadside inn. When he picks a fight with one of her escorts, she becomes suspicious and has him knocked unconscious. His letter of introduction from his father to de Treville, the commander of the Musketeers, is burned. When he awakens, he continues on to the city.


The Three Musketeers: D'Artagnan. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1844 book, The Three Musketeers
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The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Martin Bourboulon, 2023

After trying to save a young woman from being kidnapped, D’Artagnan is left for dead. He arrives in Paris, determined to find his attackers, but soon finds himself caught up in a war that will determine the fate of France. With the help of the three musketeers, D’Artagnan faces off against the dark schemes of Cardinal Richelieu. However, his greatest danger arises when he falls in love with Constance, the Queen’s confidante.


Montecristo. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 1844 book, The Count of Monte Cristo
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Lidia Fraga, Jacobo Díaz, 2023-

Who is Alejandro Montecristo? Since his recent arrival, that is the question that the most selective people in the Spanish capital are asking. Nobody suspects that success and money do not interest him, the only thing that matters to him is to take revenge on his enemies.


The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge. Poster of the 1974 movie and cover of the 1844 book, The Three Musketeers
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The Three Musketeers
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Richard Lester, 1974

During the Anglo-French War (1627–1629), Cardinal Richelieu continues the machinations he began in The Three Musketeers by ordering the Count de Rochefort to kidnap Constance Bonancieux, dressmaker to the Queen Anne of France. The evil Milady de Winter, who wants revenge on junior musketeer d’Artagnan, seduces him to keep him occupied.


The Count of Monte-Cristo. Poster of the 1975 movie and cover of the 1844 book, The Count of Monte Cristo
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The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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David Greene, 1975

Edmond Dantès is a young man who is unjustly imprisoned for a crime he did not commit. After escaping from prison, Dantès discovers a treasure that enables him to reinvent himself as the wealthy and mysterious Count of Monte Cristo. He then sets out to take revenge on those who wronged him, while also trying to win back the love of his life.


The Three Musketeers: Milady. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1844 book, The Three Musketeers
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Alexandre Dumas, 1844
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Martin Bourboulon, 2023

D’Artagnan is compelled to team up with Milady to rescue Constance, who was abducted right before his eyes. However, as war breaks out and Athos, Porthos, and Aramis are already at the front lines, a long-buried secret from the past disrupts old alliances.