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, seeks 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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