The Count of Monte-Cristo

Edmond Dantès (Richard Chamberlain), a young sailor, is thrown into prison for a crime he did not commit, the work of men who profit from his silence. He escapes, finds a treasure, and returns as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo, with Trevor Howard's Abbé Faria behind the plan. David Greene adapts Dumas for television, keeping the revenge at the center and the betrayers, Danglars (Donald Pleasence) among them, in view.