The Count of Monte-Cristo (1975)

Title: The Count of Monte-Cristo
Original Title: The Count of Monte-Cristo
Release Date: 1975-10-31
Status: Released
Rating: 6.7/10 (from 157 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Adventure, Drama, TV Movie
Production Companies: Norman Rosemont Productions, ITC Entertainment
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.
Cast

Richard Chamberlain
Edmond Dantès

Trevor Howard
Abbé Faria

Louis Jourdan
Villefort

Donald Pleasence
Danglars

Tony Curtis
Fernand Morcerf Mondego

Kate Nelligan
Mercédès

Angelo Infanti
Jacopo

Harold Bromley
M. Morrell

George Willing
Andre Morrell

Alessio Orano
Caderousse