The Count of Monte Cristo

Name: The Count of Monte Cristo
Genre: Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Family, Mystery
Released: 1998-09-07T00:00:00.000Z
Rating: 7.3

About The Count of Monte Cristo

A TV mini-series adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is unjustly sent to prison for 18 years.

The Count of Monte Cristo is an action-adventure, crime, and mystery series that ran on TF1. Its themes are treasure, miniseries, and revenge.

It reached one season of 4 episodes from September 1998.

Gérard Depardieu leads the cast as Edmond Dantès, Ornella Muti as Mercédès Herrera, Jean Rochefort as Fernand Mondego, and Michel Aumont as Baron Danglars. The series began as a novel.

Wuthering Heights, HIS & HERS, and Olive Kitteridge make useful companions to The Count of Monte Cristo. TMDB voters put it at 7.3 out of 10 across 176 votes and it carries a NR rating.