The young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Arami... Read allThe young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Together they fight to save France and the honor of a lady from the machinat... Read allThe young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Together they fight to save France and the honor of a lady from the machinations of the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.
- Richelieu
- (as Nigel de Brulier)
- Minor Role
- (uncredited)
- King and Peasant Inn Proprietor
- (uncredited)
- Villard - de Winter's Captain
- (uncredited)
- Peylerand
- (uncredited)
- Director
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNigel De Brulier had already played Cardinal Richelieu in the 1921 film The Three Musketeers (1921) as well as the 1929 film The Iron Mask (1929). In addition, he also played Richelieu in the 1939 film The Man in the Iron Mask (1939).
- Crazy creditsOpening credits: France - - 1625 An age of romance, adventure and brave deeds. Chateau d'Artagnan - - in Gascony - - a hundred leagues from Paris.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Have You Got Any Castles? (1938)
It's a decent rendition from the immortal novel in budget enough and breathtaking scenarios in which the young Gascon D'Artagnan and the three Musketeeers get together to fight to save France and the honor of a Queen . The picture contains rousing action , intrigue , romantic adventure , mayhem and a lot of fencing . Entertaining swashbuckling with lproduction enough , glamorous gowns and luxurious sets . Sympathetic performances by main star cast and enjoyable secondary cast ; as the marvelous main actors are completed by stellar support cast full of classical and veteran players as Heather Angel , Ian Keith , Moroni Olsen , Onslow Stevens , Rosamond Pinchot , John Qualen , Ralph Forbes Lucille Ball , and several others . It displays tmospheric cinematography in black and white by J. Peverell Marley . Evocative and moving musical score by the classic composer Max Steiner Herbert Stothart based on Tchaikowski themes . Lush production design is well reflected on the luxurious interiors and exteriors filmed at Hollywood . The motion picture was well realized by Rowland V. Lee .
This classy story is subsequently remade on several versions , firstly take on this classic turns out to be the following ones : 1921 silent version by Fred Niblo with Douglas Fairbanks . And going on 1935 adaptation by Rowland V. Lee with Walter Abel and Paul Lukas . The three Musketeers by George Sidney with Gene Kelly , Reginald Owen , Lana Turner , Angela Lansbury , John Sutton , June Allyson , Vincent Price . 1973 amusing version by Richard Lester with Michael York , Oliver Reed and Raquel Welch ; 1993 modern adaptation by Stephen Herek with Charlie Sheen , Kiefer Sutherland , Oliver Platt and Chris O'Donnell , and 2001 rendition by Peter Hyams with Justin Chambers , Mena Suvari and Tim Roth , among others. ¨The three Musketeers¨ is an outstanding and entertaining adaptation of the classy that will appeal to the costumer genre buffs and it results to be an excellent adaptation with big budget based on the classic tale .
- ma-cortes
- Dec 30, 2021
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $1,962,000
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1