Young, honest and loyal, Edmund Dantes, about to be promoted as captain of his ship, is accused of treason, and condemned to imprisonment in the isolated Chateau d'If.

He endures years of suffering before making a dramatic escape.

Newly liberated, he discovers the identities of his accusers, and intent on revenge he assumes a new identity for himself.

His search for his betrayers embraces an incredible series of plots, intrigues and violence, in what is one of the greatest adventure stories of all time.