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Edmond Dantès is a title character and the protagonist of Alexandre Dumas's 1844 adventure novel The Count of Monte Cristo. Within the story's narrative, Dantès is an intelligent, honest and loving man who turns bitter and vengeful after he is framed for a crime he did not commit. When Dantès finds himself free and enormously wealthy, he takes it upon himself to reward those who have helped him in his plight and punish those responsible for his years of suffering. He is known by the aliases The Count of Monte Cristo, Sinbad the Sailor, Abbé Busoni and Lord Wilmore.
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo is a Japanese science fiction anime television series produced by Gonzo. An adaptation of the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, the 24-episode series aired on Japanese television between October 2004 and March 2005; it was licensed for a Western release first by Geneon Entertainment and later by Funimation. The series was adapted into a CD drama, a trilogy of novels by screenwriter Shuichi Kouyama, and a manga written and drawn by series creator Mahiro Maeda which ran from 2005 to 2008.
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Ulf Kjell Gür, is a Swedish theatre producer, filmmaker and singer-songwriter. Gür was artistic and managing director of the Gothenburg City Theatre 1992–1995, CEO at Sandrews Teater AB (1995–1996), producer at Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm 1997–2002 and also producer at the Boulevard theatre, Stockholm 2002–2006. He has been involved in several international theatre, dance and music productions/festivals. As a singer/musician he was active in Tom Trick 1979–1983 and later a founder member in the European music group NOWlab since 1985.
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