That’s my biggest issues with any count of monte cristo adaptions they never seem to understand that Edmond and Mercedes not getting together is a very important point thematically
This is much more of a Hollywood option than one of adaptations.
Hollywood made the 1922, 1934 and 2002 adaptations and all three Edmond and Mercedes end up together.
The French adaptations of 1929, 1943, 1954 and 1979 have the Edmond and Haydee ending.
Russia with the 1988 adaptation and England with the 1964 miniseries also kept the book’s ending.
This is much more of a Hollywood option than one of adaptations.
Hollywood made the 1922, 1934 and 2002 adaptations and all three Edmond and Mercedes end up together.
The French adaptations of 1929, 1943, 1954 and 1979 have the Edmond and Haydee ending.
Russia with the 1988 adaptation and England with the 1964 miniseries also kept the book’s ending.