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The Best Episodes of The Count of Monte Cristo Season 1

Every episode of The Count of Monte Cristo Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Count of Monte Cristo Season 1!

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....
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Affair of the Three Napoleons" is the best rated episode of "The Count of Monte Cristo" season 1. It scored 7/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Budd Boetticher and written by N/A, it aired on 2/20/1956. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Pen and the Sword".

  • The Affair of the Three Napoleons
    7.0/1012 votes

    #1 - The Affair of the Three Napoleons

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/1956

    A call for help, out of the Count's past, comes from the beautiful Renee, daughter of one of the Count's oldest friends.

    Director: Budd Boetticher

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pen and the Sword
    6.0/109 votes

    #2 - The Pen and the Sword

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired Unknown

    The Count uncovers corruption in high places, when the Minister of Justice becomes the prime target for Monte Cristo's own brand of justice.

    Director: Charles Bennett

    Writer: N/A

  • The De Berry Affair
    6.1/108 votes

    #3 - The De Berry Affair

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired Unknown

    When the Count foils a plot to assassinate King Louis, the trail leads to the King's niece, the Duchess De Berry.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Black Death
    6.4/108 votes

    #4 - The Black Death

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired Unknown

    When a plague strikes Paris and the Count finds the Minister of Health is fattening his own purse at the expense of the sick, can the Count expose him before the Minister's assassin strikes?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Affair of Honor
    6.4/108 votes

    #5 - Affair of Honor

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired Unknown

    A duel between two hot-headed young men, both in love with the same girl, leads to the death of one of them, but who dipped the sword in poison? The Count must find the killer before the killer strikes at the Count.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • First Train to Paris
    6.6/108 votes

    #6 - First Train to Paris

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired Unknown

    Disaster strikes the first steam train to Paris, but when he finds that it was reported in the press 6 hours before the explosion, the Count investigates.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sardinia Affair
    7.2/108 votes

    #7 - The Sardinia Affair

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired Unknown

    The Count sails to the Island of Sardinia in response to an urgent plea from his loyal comrade Mario, but when the Count arrives he finds Mario dead, shot through the back with an arrow.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Return to the Chateau D'If
    7.1/109 votes

    #8 - Return to the Chateau D'If

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/28/1956

    When the young Duke of Renoldi is abducted and thrown into prison, the Count finds he must return to the very dungeons that held him prisoner for 12 long years.

    Director: Sidney Salkow

    Writer: N/A

  • The Golden Blade
    7.3/109 votes

    #9 - The Golden Blade

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1956

    When the Army Paymaster's gold shipment to Calais is robbed by bandits, a young sergeant is accused of the crime. The Count is convinced of his innocence, and must save the sergeant from the guillotine.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Andorra
    7.6/1010 votes

    #10 - Andorra

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1956

    Receiving an urgent request for help from his old friend the Duke of Andorra, the Count arrives to find the Duke dead, murdered by his ambitious brother. The Count must now protect the Duke's children from their venomous uncle.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Duel
    5.8/108 votes

    #11 - The Duel

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/16/1956

    Four men have been marked to die, one by one. Provoked by insults in public, each fought a duel and died, the last being a friend of Monte Cristo. Now the Count must find out the reason behind the duels.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Victor Hugo
    6.2/107 votes

    #12 - Victor Hugo

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/21/1956

    A onetime galley slave, suspected of attempting to murder the playwright Victor Hugo, is seized by the Paris police. Only the Count is convinced of his innocence, and he must uncover the guilty party.

    Director: Sidney Salkow

    Writer: N/A