The Count of Monte Cristo

5.2(6)|1956-02-20|2 seasons, 39 episodes

DramaAction & Adventure

Overview

The Count of Monte Cristo was a 1956 ITC Entertainment/TPA television series adapted very loosely from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, adapted by Sidney Marshall. It premiered in the UK in early 1956 and ran for 39 thirty-minute episodes. The first twelve episodes were filmed in the United States, at the Hal Roach studios, with the rest being filmed at ITC's traditional home of Elstree. A 5-disc DVD set containing all thirty-nine episodes was released by Network Studio on 12 April 2010. ITC produced a film based on the same source-material, The Count of Monte-Cristo, in 1975.

Episodes

Season 1(12)Season 2(27)

S1E1 · 1956-02-20 · 30m

The Affair of the Three Napoleons

10.0

A call for help, out of the Count's past, comes from the beautiful Renee, daughter of one of the Count's oldest friends.

S1E2 · 30m

The Pen and the Sword

10.0

The Count uncovers corruption in high places, when the Minister of Justice becomes the prime target for Monte Cristo's own brand of justice.

S1E3 · 1955-12-16 · 30m

The De Berry Affair

10.0

When the Count foils a plot to assassinate King Louis, the trail leads to the King's niece, the Duchess De Berry.

S1E4 · 30m

The Black Death

10.0

When a plague strikes Paris and the Count finds the Minister of Health is fattening his own purse at the expense of the sick, can the Count expose him before the Minister's assassin strikes?

S1E5 · 30m

Affair of Honor

10.0

A duel between two hot-headed young men, both in love with the same girl, leads to the death of one of them, but who dipped the sword in poison? The Count must find the killer before the killer strikes at the Count.

S1E6 · 30m

First Train to Paris

10.0

Disaster strikes the first steam train to Paris, but when he finds that it was reported in the press 6 hours before the explosion, the Count investigates.

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George Dolenz

Edmond Dantes / The Count of Monte Cristo

Nick Cravat

Jacopo