The Count of Monte Cristo

Edmond Dant?s an innocent young sailor falls into despair when he is arrested on a false charge of treason and thrown into prison without a trial. He learns of his friends' betrayal from the Abb? Faria an equally innocent prisoner and plots his revenge following a daring if nightmarish escape from the Chateau d'If. After becoming a wealthy man he assumes the guise of the urbane Count of Monte-Cristo and begins to entrap his enemies one by one. However a chilling realization finally dawns - that he is also harming those he loves.