The Count of Monte-Cristo poster
Director David Greene
Screenplay Sidney Carroll

The Count of Monte-Cristo

Release Date: 1975-10-31

Duration: 119 minutes

Synopsis

A TV adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune, and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life in the notorious island prison, Chateau d'If. While imprisoned, he meets the Abbe Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbe tells Edmond of a fantastic treasure hidden away on a tiny island, that only he knows the location of. After many years in prison, the old Abbe dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbe told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.

Casting

  • Richard Chamberlain
    Edmond Dantès
  • Tony Curtis
    Fernand Morcerf Mondego
  • Donald Pleasence
    Danglars
  • Kate Nelligan
    Mercédès
  • Trevor Howard
    Abbé Faria
  • Alessio Orano
    Caderousse
  • Louis Jourdan
    Villefort
  • Dominic Barto
    Bertuccio
  • Dominic Guard
    Albert de Morcerf Mondego
  • Anthony Dawson
    Noirtier De Villefort