Le comte de Monte Cristo: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Edmond Dantès is falsely accused of Bonapartism and sentenced to spend the rest of his life imprisoned in the dreaded Château d'If, an island fortress from which no prisoner has ever escaped, and to which the most dangerous political prisoners are sent. While imprisoned, he meets Abbé Faria, a fellow prisoner whom everyone believes to be mad. Abbé 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 Abbé dies, and Edmond escapes disguised as the dead body to find the treasure Abbé told him of, so he can use the new-found wealth to exact revenge on those who have wronged him.

Series details

• Title: Le comte de Monte Cristo
• Format: Scripted
• Language: French
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 1998-09-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1998-09-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TF1
• Network country: France
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6140
• IMDb ID: tt0167565
• TVDB ID: 90531

Cast and credited roles

• Gérard Depardieu — Edmond Dantès
• Christopher Thompson — Maximilien Morrel
• Constanze Engelbrecht — Hermine Danglars
• Florence Darel — Camille de La Richardais
• Héléne Vincent — Heloise de Villefort
• Jean Rochefort — Fernand Mondego Comte de Morcerf
• Jean-Claude Brialy — father Morrel
• Jean-Marc Thibault — Beauchamp
• Julie Depardieu — Valentine de Villefortová
• Mattia Sbragia — Luigi Vampa
• Michel Aumont — Danglars
• Micheline Presle — madame de Saint Meran

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1998-09-07; final listed air date 1998-09-28; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

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