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The Count of Monte Cristo (1998)

The Count of Monte Cristo poster
Original title
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
Directed by
Josée Dayan
Genre
historical television series, adventure television series, romance television series
Country
France, Italy
Length
1 season, 4 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 172 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is wrongly imprisoned and escapes after many years. He then seeks revenge on those who framed him, using a hidden fortune and a new identity.

romanticadventurousdramaticsweepingintricatesuspensefulhistorical

What happens

The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte Cristo) is a French-Italian-German four-part miniseries based on the 1846 novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. The series had approximately 12 million viewers for each episode during its initial premiere in September 1998. The series premiered in the United States on Bravo on 21 June 1999. The Hôtel de Besenval, a historic hôtel particulier in Paris that has housed the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation and the residence of the Swiss ambassador to France since 1938, served as the headquarters of the Banque Danglars. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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