The Count of Monte Cristo (1975 film)
| The Count of Monte Cristo | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Adventure Drama History |
| Based on | The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas |
| Written by | Sidney Carroll |
| Directed by | David Greene |
| Starring | Richard Chamberlain Kate Nelligan Tony Curtis Louis Jourdan Donald Pleasence Trevor Howard Isabelle de Valvert |
| Theme music composer | Allyn Ferguson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Norman Rosemont |
| Production locations | Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy Portovenere, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Cinematography | Aldo Tonti |
| Editor | Gene Milford |
| Running time | 119 minutes (European version) 103 minutes (American version) |
| Production companies | Incorporated Television Company Norman Rosemont Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | January 10, 1975 |
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The Count of Monte Cristo is a 1975 television film produced by ITC Entertainment and based upon the 1844 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Like the novel, The film emphasizes the theme of revenge and manipulation of characters by the main character, Edmond Dantès. The film was directed by David Greene and stars Richard Chamberlain as Edmond Dantès, Kate Nelligan as Mercedes, Tony Curtis as Fernand Mondego, Louis Jourdan (who played Dantès in the 1961 film adaptation of the novel) as De Villefort, Donald Pleasence as Danglars, Trevor Howard as Abbé Faria, and Isabelle de Valvert as Haydee. ITC had previously produced a 39-part TV series based on the same source material and broadcast in 1956.
This film had a theatrical release across some European countries.