The Three Musketeers (1953)
"Les trois mousquetaires" (original title)

Director:

André Hunebelle

Writers:

Michel Audiard (dialogue), Michel Audiard (screenplay),

Stars:

Georges Marchal, Yvonne Sanson, Gino Cervi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Georges Marchal	...	D'Artagnan
Yvonne Sanson	...	Milady de Winter
Gino Cervi	...	Porthos
Bourvil	...	Planchet
Claude Dauphin	...	Récitant / Narrator (voice)
Danielle Godet	...	Constance Bonacieux
Jean Parédès	...	Le conte de wardes
Louis Arbessier	...	Louis XIII
Georges Chamarat	...	Bonacieux (as Georges Chamarat de la Comédie Française)
Paul Demange	...	Un aubergiste
Jean Martinelli	...	Athos
Renaud Mary	...	Richelieu
Jean-Marie Robain
Marie Sabouret	...	La Reine Anne d'Autrice (as Marie Sabouret de la Comédie Française)
Jean-Marc Tennberg	...	Rochefort

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

historical fiction | swordplay | based on novel

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

French

Release Date:

7 October 1953 (France)

Also Known As:

The Three Musketeers

Filming Locations:

Franstudio, Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

P.A.C., Pathé Consortium Cinéma, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

116 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of The Three Musketeers (1993)

User Reviews

Verbose, slow moving and sometimes corny...

But worth seeing if you are a Dumas fan. The only version I've seen where Planchet plays a more important role than D'Artagnan. French star Bourvil probably forced the director to expand the nothing part into something more significant. That aside, if you speak and understand french you will find this a rewarding version of the Dumas classic. Its main qualities are a masterful use of language in the service of wit and above all, the expression of D'Artagnan's Gascon pride.

Best scene: D'Artagnan jealously follows Constance on her covert mission to meet Buckingham and bring him to meet the queen, thinking she has gone to meet another lover. Upon finding out the secret he throws himself to his knees at the englishman's feet and offers his life-

No other version comes close to showing D'Artagnan's reckless nobility...