TV series

The Count of Monte Cristo

1964 · 1 season

A stately, talky costume serial that savours slow plotting and righteous vengeance over spectacle.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, justice, betrayal, identity
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
justice
betrayal
identity
obsession
Places: prison
big city
sea
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild