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title: 'The Count of Monte Cristo (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'David Greene'
released: '1975-01-10'
runtime_minutes: 119
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-count-of-monte-cristo-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072824/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Count of Monte Cristo (1975)

1975 · 119 min · Drama, Adventure · United Kingdom


## Synopsis

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 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [David Greene](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-greene)
- **Screenplay:** [Sidney Carroll](https://cinepixo.com/people/sidney-carroll)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Allyn Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/allyn-ferguson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Aldo Tonti](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-tonti)
- **Editor:** [Gene Milford](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-milford)

## Cast

- [Dominic Guard](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominic-guard) as Albert de Morcerf
- [Harold Bromley](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-bromley) as Maximilien Morrel
- [Ralph Michael](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-michael) as Louis Dantès
- [Donald Pleasence](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-pleasence) as Baron Danglars
- [Anthony Dawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-dawson) as Noirtier de Villefort
- [Kate Nelligan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-nelligan) as Mercedes Herrera
- [Alessio Orano](https://cinepixo.com/people/alessio-orano) as Gaspard Caderousse
- [Angelo Infanti](https://cinepixo.com/people/angelo-infanti) as Jacopo
- [Isabelle de Valvert](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-de-valvert) as Haydée
- [Harry Baird](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-baird) as Ali
- [Richard Chamberlain](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-chamberlain) as Edmond Dantès
- [Taryn Power](https://cinepixo.com/people/taryn-power) as Valentine de Villefort
- [Trevor Howard](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-howard) as Abbé Faria
- [Louis Jourdan](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-jourdan) as Gérard de Villefort
- [Tony Curtis](https://cinepixo.com/people/tony-curtis) as Fernand Mondego

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