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Monte Carlo (1986)

Monte Carlo poster
Directed by
Anthony Page
Genre
drama
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 2 episodes
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman is caught up in espionage and romance in Monaco during World War II. She is a socialite who must navigate danger and intrigue among the wealthy and powerful. Joan Collins plays the lead character in this adaptation of a novel.

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What happens

Monte Carlo is a 1986 American two-part, four-hour television miniseries starring Joan Collins and George Hamilton. An adaptation of the 1983 novel of the same name by Stephen Sheppard, it is a spy thriller set in Monaco during World War II. The miniseries was produced by Gerald W. Abrams, Collins and her then-husband Peter Holm. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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