The Count of Monte Cristo
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.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Affair of the Three Napoleons
10.020-02-195630mA call for help, out of the Count's past, comes from the beautiful Renee, daughter of one of the Count's oldest friends.
- Ep 2
2.The Pen and the Sword
10.0TBA30mThe Count uncovers corruption in high places, when the Minister of Justice becomes the prime target for Monte Cristo's own brand of justice.
- Ep 3
3.The De Berry Affair
10.016-12-195530mWhen the Count foils a plot to assassinate King Louis, the trail leads to the King's niece, the Duchess De Berry.
- Ep 4
4.The Black Death
10.0TBA30mWhen 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 assassi...
- Ep 5
5.Affair of Honor
10.0TBA30mA 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 bef...
- Ep 6
6.First Train to Paris
10.0TBA30mDisaster 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.
- Ep 7
7.The Sardinia Affair
10.0TBA30mThe Count sails to the Island of Sardinia in response to an urgent plea from his loyal comrade Mario, but when the Count arrives he finds Mario dead, shot through the back with an...
- Ep 8
8.Return to the Chateau D'If
10.028-09-195630mWhen the young Duke of Renoldi is abducted and thrown into prison, the Count finds he must return to the very dungeons that held him prisoner for 12 long years.
- Ep 9
9.The Golden Blade
10.009-11-195630mWhen the Army Paymaster's gold shipment to Calais is robbed by bandits, a young sergeant is accused of the crime. The Count is convinced of his innocence, and must save the serg...
- Ep 10
10.Andorra
10.023-11-195630mReceiving an urgent request for help from his old friend the Duke of Andorra, the Count arrives to find the Duke dead, murdered by his ambitious brother. The Count must now protec...
- Ep 11
11.The Duel
10.016-11-195630mFour men have been marked to die, one by one. Provoked by insults in public, each fought a duel and died, the last being a friend of Monte Cristo. Now the Count must find out the...
- Ep 12
12.Victor Hugo
10.021-09-195630mA onetime galley slave, suspected of attempting to murder the playwright Victor Hugo, is seized by the Paris police. Only the Count is convinced of his innocence, and he must unco...
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