The Count of Monte Cristo

Episode aired Oct 28, 1958
1h 30m

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An early 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 noto... Read allAn early 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 pri... Read allAn early 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 hidd... Read all

Director
- Sidney Lumet
Writers
- Alexandre Dumas
- Sumner Locke Elliott
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YOUR RATING

Director
- Sidney Lumet
Writers
- Alexandre Dumas
- Sumner Locke Elliott
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Although the original Dumas novel is extremely long (over a thousand pages) and has a plot of labyrinthine complexity, this television version gets the story into just under an hour and a half.