Alexandre Dumas

A prize of 100,000 guilders awaits the gardener who can produce a black tulip, a rich reward that incites a bitter competition in 17th-century Holland. Cornelius von Baerle, a gifted and passionate florist, has dedicated himself to cultivating the elusive flower. But a ruthless rival, capitalizing on accusations that led to the assassination of Cornelius's godfather, falsely accuses the young horticulturist of treason. Sentenced to life imprisonment,...

An adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's story in which Edmond Dantes, sent to prison on a false accusation in 1815, escapes many years later and finds a treasure which he uses to exact his revenge.