The Three Musketeers (1948) 7.1
D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades thwart the plans of Royal Prime Minister Richelieu to usurp the King's power. Director:George Sidney |
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The Three Musketeers (1948) 7.1
D'Artagnan and his musketeer comrades thwart the plans of Royal Prime Minister Richelieu to usurp the King's power. Director:George Sidney |
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| Lana Turner | ... | ||
| Gene Kelly | ... | ||
| June Allyson | ... | ||
| Van Heflin | ... | ||
| Angela Lansbury | ... | ||
| Frank Morgan | ... | ||
| Vincent Price | ... | ||
| Keenan Wynn | ... | ||
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John Sutton | ... | |
| Gig Young | ... | ||
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Robert Coote | ... | |
| Reginald Owen | ... | ||
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Ian Keith | ... | |
| Patricia Medina | ... |
Kitty
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Richard Wyler | ... |
Albert
(as Richard Stapley)
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The hectic adventures of D'Artagnan, a young provincial noble who just comes to Paris to enter the musketeers. He will meet action, love, hate, the king and the queen as his impetuousness gets him involved in political plots... and of course virile and indestructible friendship with the three musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Written by Yepok
The Hollywood of the classic studio system is not known for its kindness in adapting great literary works. Often overwrought or oversimplified, cut down or bastardized, the movie versions rarely capture the essence or the form of the books they pretend to adapt.
This one is exceptional. Both the pathos and the verve of the Dumas novel (itself a roman-feuilleton - a serial- which it is rumored Dumas didn't actually write) are wonderfully captured, and Kelly is the dream D'Artagnan. Every bit of physicality and fun that he brought to his choreographies in the musicals is used beautifully to bring grace and energy to the duels. The humor of the star is used quite brilliantly. Compare the toungue-in-cheek pastiche THE DUELLING CAVALIER in SINGING IN THE RAIN with this earlier work. Look up a few of his directorial efforts (The Cheyenne Social Club) with the humor here.
Each fan of Dumas will have his favorite version of THE THREE MUSKETEERS, but we all must agree this is a noble and (overall) successful effort.