The Count of Monte Cristo - Season 1

First aired: 10/3/1964 12 episodes

Young sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

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Episodes

1. The Plotters

Aired: 10/4/1964

Edmond Dantes is a brilliant seaman, but, in other ways, a rather naive young man. When he becomes a ship's captain, his enemies plot against him.

2. The Château d'If

Aired: 10/11/1964

Accused by an anonymous letter of being an agent for Bonaparte, Edmond is arrested and imprisoned without trial in the notorious Chateau D'If prison.

3. The Abbé Faria

Aired: 10/18/1964

Despairing in his confinement, Edmond meets another prisoner, from whom he learns a great deal.

4. A Perilous Journey

Aired: 10/25/1964

After fourteen years in prison, Edmond makes his escape.

5. The Isle of Monte Cristo

Aired: 11/1/1964

The tiny, uninhabited island of Monte Cristo is, as only Edmond knows, a hiding-place for a huge treasure - if only he can find it.

6. A Garden in Auteuil

Aired: 11/8/1964

Now immensely rich, Edmond begins preparing his revenge.

7. Unlimited Credit

Aired: 11/15/1964

Edmond arrives in Paris and meets both Danglars and Fernand, who fail to recognize him. But Mercedes does.

8. Evidence of a Crime

Aired: 11/22/1964

Edmond continues to ingratiate himself with his intended victims and their families, and discovers that the wife of Danglars was once De Villefort's mistress, and bore him an illegitimate child. But what happened to the infant?

9. News from Janina

Aired: 11/29/1964

Edmond's machinations set Danglars against Fernand, break up the engagement of Albert and Eugenie and deeply alarm De Villefort and Madame Danglars.

10. A Challenge

Aired: 12/6/1964

Fernand must face disgrace after allegations are made against his honor, and Albert challenges Edmond to a duel. To save her son's life, Mercedes must finally confront Edmond alone.

11. Dishonour

Aired: 12/13/1964

Publicly disgraced, Fernand finally recognizes Edmond. In the meantime, Cavalcanti is murdered by Benedetto, and the latter's arrest ruins the Danglars family's engagement party. But Bertuccio, on Edmond's behalf, makes a deal with him.

12. An End to Revenge

Aired: 12/20/1964

More than twenty years after his unjust imprisonment, Edmond comes to the end of his quest for vengeance.