The Count of Monte Cristo
The Count of Monte Cristo
Release: 1964-10-04
·Runtime: 300m
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 Abbé Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. The Abbé 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 Abbé dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body. Now free, Edmond must find the treasure the Abbé told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.
Cast
Gary Hope
as Lucien Debray
Alan Badel
as Edmond Dantes
Philip Madoc
as Fernand Mondego
Rosalie Crutchley
as Madame Hermine Danglars
Cyril Shaps
as Giovanni Bertuccio
Sandor Elès
as Albert de Morcerf
Morris Perry
as Baron Danglars
Edward de Souza
as Maximilian Morrel
Michael Gough
as Gerard de Villefort
Michael Robbins
as Gaspard Caderousse
Natasha Parry
as Mercedes
Jerome Willis
as Beauchamp
Anna Palk
as Valentine de Villefort
