TV Show Details
Air Date:October 1st, 1969
Last Air Date:January 21st, 1970
Status:Ended
Genres:Drama
Original Language:Spanish
Production Companies:TVE
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The Earl of Montecristo (1969-1970)
Scripted
Plot
Television adaptation of the literary classic by Alexandre Dumas. After being unjustly arrested and convicted of treason, Edmundo Dantés manages to escape from the Château d'If prison after 14 years of captivity. During his stay in this place, another prisoner of Italian origin, Abbe Faria, entrusted him with the secret of a treasure. When Edmundo manages to find it and dig it up, he decides to start a revenge against those who ruined his life, for which he assumes the identity of the powerful Count of Monte Cristo.