The Count of Monte Cristo

The Count of Monte Cristo (Real Name Edmond Dantes) is the protagonist of the Alexandre Dumas novel of the same name, as well as it's movie adaptations. He is a man who is falsely accused of treason and conspiring with the then-exiled Napoleon Bonparte and for that imprisoned. Managing to escape after a thirteen-year imprisonment, he then comes into possession of a vast fortune. Rebuilding himself as the sophisticated and ruthless Count of Monte Cristo, Edmond seeks vengeance on those who wronged him.