The Count of Monte-Cristo
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68% Critic Match

The Count of Monte-Cristo

6.8 / 10 1975 1h 59mNR English
AdventureDramaTV Movie

Storyline

Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

Cast & Crew

Richard Chamberlain

Richard Chamberlain

Edmond Dantès

Lead
Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

Abbé Faria

Louis Jourdan

Louis Jourdan

Villefort

Donald Pleasence

Donald Pleasence

Danglars

Tony Curtis

Tony Curtis

Fernand Morcerf Mondego

Kate Nelligan

Kate Nelligan

Mercédès

Angelo Infanti

Angelo Infanti

Jacopo

HB

Harold Bromley

M. Morrell

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. David Greene's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. The Count of Monte-Cristo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker