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The Count of Monte Cristo was a 1956 ITC Entertainment/TPA television series adapted very loosely from the novel by Alexandre Dumas, adapted by Sidney Marshall. It premiered in the UK in early 1956 and ran for 39 thirty-minute episodes. The first twelve episodes were filmed in the United States, at the Hal Roach studios, with the rest being filmed at ITC's traditional home of Elstree. A 5-disc DVD set containing all thirty-nine episodes was released by Network Studio on 12 April 2010. ITC produced a film based on the same source-material, The Count of Monte-Cristo, in 1975.
Episode 12 : Victor Hugo
September. 21,1956
A onetime galley slave, suspected of attempting to murder the playwright Victor Hugo, is seized by the Paris police. Only the Count is convinced of his innocence, and he must uncover the guilty party.
Episode 11 : The Duel
November. 16,1956
Four men have been marked to die, one by one. Provoked by insults in public, each fought a duel and died, the last being a friend of Monte Cristo. Now the Count must find out the reason behind the duels.
Episode 10 : Andorra
November. 23,1956
Receiving an urgent request for help from his old friend the Duke of Andorra, the Count arrives to find the Duke dead, murdered by his ambitious brother. The Count must now protect the Duke's children from their venomous uncle.
Episode 9 : The Golden Blade
November. 09,1956
When the Army Paymaster's gold shipment to Calais is robbed by bandits, a young sergeant is accused of the crime. The Count is convinced of his innocence, and must save the sergeant from the guillotine.
Episode 8 : Return to the Chateau D'If
September. 28,1956
When the young Duke of Renoldi is abducted and thrown into prison, the Count finds he must return to the very dungeons that held him prisoner for 12 long years.
Episode 7 : The Sardinia Affair
January. 01,0001
The Count sails to the Island of Sardinia in response to an urgent plea from his loyal comrade Mario, but when the Count arrives he finds Mario dead, shot through the back with an arrow.
Episode 6 : First Train to Paris
January. 01,0001
Disaster strikes the first steam train to Paris, but when he finds that it was reported in the press 6 hours before the explosion, the Count investigates.
Episode 5 : Affair of Honor
January. 01,0001
A duel between two hot-headed young men, both in love with the same girl, leads to the death of one of them, but who dipped the sword in poison? The Count must find the killer before the killer strikes at the Count.
Episode 4 : The Black Death
January. 01,0001
When a plague strikes Paris and the Count finds the Minister of Health is fattening his own purse at the expense of the sick, can the Count expose him before the Minister's assassin strikes?
Episode 3 : The De Berry Affair
January. 01,0001
When the Count foils a plot to assassinate King Louis, the trail leads to the King's niece, the Duchess De Berry.
Episode 2 : The Pen and the Sword
January. 01,0001
The Count uncovers corruption in high places, when the Minister of Justice becomes the prime target for Monte Cristo's own brand of justice.
Episode 1 : The Affair of the Three Napoleons
January. 01,0001
A call for help, out of the Count's past, comes from the beautiful Renee, daughter of one of the Count's oldest friends.
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