Monte Carlo (miniseries)

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.

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)

Cast

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

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

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.