The Three Musketeers

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7.1/10

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Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Angela Lansbury, and Lana Turner in The Three Musketeers (1948)

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D'Artagnan and his Musketeer comrades thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power.D'Artagnan and his Musketeer comrades thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power.D'Artagnan and his Musketeer comrades thwart the plans of Cardinal Richelieu to usurp King Louis XIII's power.

Director
- George Sidney
Writers
- Alexandre Dumas
- Robert Ardrey
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

7.1K

YOUR RATING

Director
- George Sidney
Writers
- Alexandre Dumas
- Robert Ardrey
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

Trivia
This was the first Hollywood movie to adapt the whole storyline of Alexandre Dumas' novel. The previous, and many of the later, movie adaptations only adapted the first half of the novel ("The Queens Diamonds").

Goofs
Near the end of the movie, D'Artagnan removes and drops his hat as he leaps into the water from the castle parapet. Seconds later, he is riding at full gallop with his hat on.

Quotes
Athos: To die among friends. Can a man ask more? Can the world offer less? Who wants to live 'till the last bottle is empty? It's all-for one, d'Artagnan, and one for all.

Connections
Edited into Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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Featured review

9/10

A Classic Tale Done Justice

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.