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.
- 6.8
- 1975
- Released
- 1h 59m
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. MorrellGeorge Willing
Andre Morrell
Alessio Orano
Caderousse
Ralph Michael
M. Dantes
Dominic Barto
Bertuccio
Harry Baird
AliIsabelle De Valvert
Haydée
Taryn Power
Valentine De Villefort
Dominic Guard
Albert de Morcerf Mondego
Carlo Puri
Andrea BenedettoDavid Mills
Girard
Anthony Dawson
Noirtier De Villefort
Franco Mazzieri
Semaphore Station Worker
Released
en
- #treasure
- #based on novel or book
- #falsely accused
- #return
- #revenge
Reviews
I never really understood why Richard Chamberlain became such a big film star. His acting was seriously limited and his characterisations didn't change from one role to the other. This time he takes the part of Alexandre Dumas' hero "Edmond Dantes". Wrongly imprisoned after being betrayed by his jealous shipmate and a corrupt magistrate as a Napoleonic conspirator, he meets the Abbé Faria (Trevor