Constantin Film is in development on a feature adaptation of author Alexandre Dumas' novel "The Count of Monte Cristo", to be directed by Stephen Fung, starring Jack Huston:
"...in early 19th century France, 'Edmond Dantes' is betrayed, framed and falsely jailed. But while on a prison island, he befriends a fellow inmate who educates him...
"...and tells him where to find a 'fortune'.
"Following his escape Dantes re-emerges as a wealthy man in Paris society...
"...primed to take revenge against the corrupt government law-makers who tried to destroy his life, love and freedom..."
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