Monte Carlo (miniseries)

1986 American TV series or program

Monte Carlo

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Genre| Drama
Based on| Monte Carlo
by Stephen Sheppard
Screenplay by| Peter Lefcourt
Story by| Stephen Sheppard
Directed by| Anthony Page
Starring|

* Joan Collins
* George Hamilton
* Lisa Eilbacher
* Lauren Hutton
* Robert Carradine
* Malcolm McDowell

Music by| Stanley Myers
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of episodes| 2
Production
Executive producers|

* Joan Collins
* Peter Holm

Producer| Gerald W. Abrams
Cinematography| Jean Tournier
Editor| Bill Lenny
Running time| 200 minutes
Production companies|

* Collins-Holm Productions
* Highgate Pictures
* New World Pictures
* Phoenix Entertainment Group

Budget| $9 million
Original release
Network| CBS
Release| November 9 (1986-11-09) –
November 10, 1986 (1986-11-10)

Monte Carlo is a 1986 American two-part, four-hour television miniseries starring Joan Collins and George Hamilton. An adaptation of the 1983 novel of the same name by Stephen Sheppard, it is a spy thriller set in Monaco during World War II. The miniseries was produced by Gerald W. Abrams, Collins and her then-husband Peter Holm.

## Cast

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Starring

* Joan Collins as Katrina Petrovna
* George Hamilton as Harry Price
* Lisa Eilbacher as Maggie Egan
* Lauren Hutton as Evelyn MacIntyre
* Robert Carradine as Bobby Morgan
* Malcolm McDowell as Christopher Quinn

Also starring

* Philip Madoc as Properi
* Leslie Phillips as Baldwin
* Peter Vaughan as Pabst

## Production

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Adapted from the 1983 novel Monte Carlo by Stephen Sheppard (Summit Books, ISBN 0-671-44789-0), the teleplay was written by Peter Lefcourt. The miniseries was produced by Gerald W. Abrams, Collins and her then-husband Peter Holm. Directed by Anthony Page, it was reported to have cost $9 million.[1]

## Broadcast and reception

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The four-hour miniseries was broadcast in two parts on CBS starting on November 9, 1986.[1] John J. O'Connor of The New York Times wrote that "Monte Carlo gives us the beginnings of World War II as they might have been conceived and executed by a couturier." He noted that Collins has "more than three dozen costume changes", and that she "is convinced that her fans want only romantic adventures and beautiful people in gorgeous clothes".[1]

Collins also produced and starred in the CBS miniseries Sins earlier the same year.

## References

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1. ^ a b c O'Connor, John J. (November 7, 1986). "CBS Offers Monte Carlo, Starring Joan Collins". The New York Times. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

## External links

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Monte Carlo at IMDb

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