The Three Musketeers is a 1961 film adaptation of the 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It was released in two parts within the same year.[3]
| The Three Musketeers | |
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| Directed by | Bernard Borderie |
| Written by | Bernard Borderie et Jean-Bernard Luc [1] |
| Based on | The Three Musketeers 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas |
| Produced by | Films Borderie Les Films Modernes Le Film d'Art Fono Roma |
| Starring | Gérard Barray Mylène Demongeot Perrette Pradier Georges Descrières |
| Cinematography | Armand Thirard |
| Edited by | Christian Gaudin |
| Music by | Paul Misraki |
| Distributed by | Pathé Distribution |
Release date |
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Running time | 186 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | French |
| Box office | $33.5 million[2] |
Plot summary
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Cast
edit- Gérard Barray as d'Artagnan
- Mylène Demongeot as Milady de Winter
- Perrette Pradier as Constance Bonacieux
- Georges Descrières as Athos
- Bernard Woringer as Porthos
- Jacques Toja as Aramis
- Jean Carmet as Planchet
- Guy Delorme as the Count De Rochefort
- Daniel Sorano as Cardinal Richelieu
- Françoise Christoph as ( Queen) Anne of Austria
- Robert Berri as M. Bonacieux
- Henri Nassiet as M. de Tréville
- Guy Tréjan as (King) Louis XIII
- Jacques Berthier as the Duke of Buckingham
Production
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Filming locations included Bois de Boulogne, Château de Guermantes in Seine-et-Marne and Semur-en-Auxois (department Côte-d'Or).
Reception
editThe Three Musketeers was the sixth most watched movie at the French box office in 1961.[2]
References
edit- ^ "The Queens's Diamonds/The Revenge of Milady (screen writer's homepage)". Archived from the original on 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2011-06-16.
- ^ a b French box office for 1961 at Box Office Story
- ^ "Les Trois Mousquetaires (2 époques) (Bernard Borderie, 1961): on ne présente plus l'œuvre d'Alexandre Dumas, ici adaptée en deux films". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2011-06-16.