Monte Cristo

On television, his leading role in the 1975 TV movie “The Count of Monte Cristo” earned him the first of his four Emmy nominations.

Of course, as “Monte Cristo” plays out, we’re meant to question all that is wrought by a cold-justice mindset, and yes, those lessons become a bit of a moral buzzkill.

Moviegoers will want to augment their starchy, sinewy Roman vengeance diet with the herby Gallic mother sauce battering this “Monte Cristo” — after all, “Gladiator” tips its helmet to “Ben-Hur,” which was directly inspired by Dumas’ payback classic.

Persin, who’s worked on “Game of Thrones” and, more recently, “The Count of Monte Cristo,” first heard of the job through the film’s French executive producer, Nicolas Royer, in 2021.

You can spot artifacts from the defunct Everett and Monte Cristo Railway alongside the trail, getting glimpses of the town that was Monte Cristo.