The Count of Monte Cristo (series)
- User score: 4.4
- Production country: United Kingdom, United States of America
- Production companies: Television Programs of America (TPA), ITC Entertainment
- Genre: Drama, Action & Adventure
- Release date: 2/20/1956
- Release date of last episode: 11/23/1956
- Series status: Ended
- Seasons count: 2 ( List of episodes )
- Episodes count: 39
- Run time: 30 min.
Series description
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.
