The street scenes were filmed around the historic city of toledo, in central spain, 45 miles south of madrid. The hectic adventures of dartagnan gene kelly, a young provincial noble who came to paris to become a musketeer. I was prepared to watch another three musketeers movie and really enjoy it, but this is one was a waste. The three musketeersthe four musketeers 2disc movie.
The three musketeers features barely any musketeers. Theres a bit of carnage so i wouldnt show it to a little kid. The three musketeers 1921 directed by henri diamant. The plot makes it more like a sequel, actually featuring the musketeers. He meets and quarrels with three men, athos oliver reed, porthos frank finlay, and aramis richard chamberlain, each of whom challenges him to a duel. Summer palace, aranjuez, madrid, spain the louvre 7 of 7 found this interesting interesting.
Richard lesters the four musketeers was filmed at the same time as his 1974 hit which was, uh. There are 24 films, my favorite is the 1993 disney version just because it was great to watch with my daughter. Richelieu is thwarted in this action by the three remaining musketeers, athos, porthos, and aramis. The three musketeers is a 1948 film about dartagnan and his musketeer comrades who thwart the plans of royal prime minister richelieu to usurp the kings. Another film version of the three musketeers was released in 1933. It is the first movie produced by caravan pictures. The three musketeers is a good remedy for anyone looking for mindlessbutharmless 3d action movie fun. Dartagnan gene kelly and his musketeer comrades thwart the plans of cardinal richelieu vincent price to usurp king louis xiiis frank morgans power. Faithful as it is to the period, the castles and chateaux providing the romantic backdrop are filmed not in france, but in and around prague. Love these movies as they are very closr to the books.
The four musketeers came on the disc marked the three musketeers, the menu page for the four musketeers read the three musketeers. Anderson and starring matthew macfadyen, logan lerman, ray. The three musketeers is a 1993 film version of the classic story from walt disney pictures and caravan pictures, directed by stephen herek from a screenplay by david loughery. The film is based on the novel the three musketeers les trois mousquetaires by alexandre dumas. How do production values and the tone of a movie make a difference in the viewing experience. Three musketeers, the film the classic story of the young dartagnan journeying to paris to join the musketeers, only to find the powerful cardinal richelieu plotting against them and attempting to make himself king. Viewing figures are healthy and a second series has already been commissioned. The young dartagnan michael york arrives in paris with dreams of becoming a kings musketeer. The three musketeers is a perfect balance of romance, humour, action, excitement and fun. It appears in this film as paris, sometimes adjoining three musketeers court. It perfectly captures the blend of romance, adventure, and comedy inherent in the novel. Oct 21, 2011 the three musketeers is a good remedy for anyone looking for mindlessbutharmless 3d action movie fun. A rival tristar version was also in development at the same time as this film, with depp and director jeremiah s. Filming locations 6 production dates 1 filming locations.
This is a great version of the three musketeers the film was made in 1994 and stares many great actors the film takes a very american approach due to the amount of american actors in it but you can forgive that due to it being so good the action never ends from start to finish this film had a lot to look up to with the originals but it can. The three musketeers 1933 serial, a mascot studios serial featuring john wayne, updated and set in north africa, with the musketeers replaced by french foreign legionnaires the three musketeers 1935 film, featuring walter abel the three musketeers 1939 film, a comedic version starring don ameche and the ritz brothers. I recommend this movie to anyone who loves the three musketeers or just a family movie. The movie ended up being shot in spain over seventeen weeks.
Its a bit heavy on the swashbuckling with gene kelly, who is clearly having fun with the role, and his fellow musketeers athos, porthos and aramis, likewise are enjoying their roles. He will meet action, love, hate, king louis xiii frank morgan and queen anne dame angela lansbury, as his impetuousness gets him involved in political plots. Talk about the effects of watching onscreen violence. This beautiful halftimbered house overlooks a large courtyard. The film was originally meant to be shot in hungary.
The three musketeers also known as the three musketeers. This is a great version of the three musketeers lots of action, even more comedy and a happy ending. Anderson takes a break from fantasy to have a go at one of the most filmed stories of western literature, the three musketeers, which stars logan lerman, milla jovovich and. The others seemed to struggle for authenticity in their roles.
The three musketeers made use of many other standing sets on mgms backlot, too. Seegrotte, hinterbruhl, lower austria, austria underground lake, dungeons 5 of 5. In fact, almost all of the location filming was in bavaria, the southeastern state of germany, though helicopter shots of other cities were used as the basis of cg. Miladys revenge is a 1974 richard lester film that serves as a sequel to his the three musketeers, and covers the second half of dumas 1844 novel the three musketeers.
Director henri diamantberger worked with the benefit of a lavish budget and many hours of screen time, since his film was released as a 12part. First and foremost, it isnt completely unrealistic to think there could be a sequel to the totally underrated 2011 three musketeers film, starring legends in the making luke evans, logan lerrrrrman, orlando bloom, and never over the hill no matter how crazy and honestly old yet still hot milla jovovich. The three musketeers is a 1921 american silent film based on the novel the three musketeers by alexandre dumas, pere. Young dartagnan heads to paris to join the musketeers but the evil cardinals disbanded them save 3. In fact, almost all of the location filming was in bavaria, the southeastern state of germany, though helicopter shots of other cities were used as the basis of cg recreations. The coopers yard, in which the young gascon rashly arranges to duel with all three musketeers, but ends up fighting alongside them to see off rochefort and the cardinals guards, is the picturesque courtyard of alte hofhaltung, off the domplatz in bamberg, about miles north of munich. The three musketeers 1993 movies, tv, celebs, and more. The sword fight was choreographed and filmed in the. Its all about dartagnan, played by gene kelly, a freshfaced young man coming to paris from the countryside to become a musketeer. Sep 11, 2015 the alte hofhaltung old court was built in 1591 and was once the bishops headquarters.
Undoubtedly the most complete and faithful adaptation of the three musketeers ever filmed. While i can say i prefer the more charismatic approach of fairbanks to henri diamantbergers perhaps more ambitious undertaking of the novel, but the french film, or serial. The four musketeers 1975 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. How many versions of the movie the three musketeers have. Our tour guide suggested we see the three musketeers filmed in 2011 as it is the place where one of the duels in the movie was filmed. There is some modification for modern viewers, but the spirit and attitude of the era is preserved. Portions of the 1948 three musketeers, in black and white, showed up in the silent filmwithinafilm in 1952s singin in the rain, which of. The film originally had scenes filmed in the handschiegl color process billed as the wyckoffdemille process. Featured in episode three, with james callis, and episode five, when porthos goes back to the slums where he was brought up. The fight scenes werent even believable, but mads mikkelsen was as rochefort.
One of the early films which was based on the three musketeers starred douglas fairbanks, probably the most famous swashbuckling actor of the silent film. He meets the 3, athos, porthos and aramis, and joins them on their quest to save the king and country. However after visiting the country lester felt this would not be feasible, in part because of restrictions of the government on filming. The three musketeers constitutes only the first half of the novel and movie, and the filmmakers decided to end the picture at this point, releasing a sequel, the four musketeers, a year later. The four musketeers also known as the four musketeers. The three musketeers and continues the same story with the same combination of impenetrable plotting and nonstop swashbuckling. The grounds of chateau dobris are used as the kings palace. This film and its companion piece the four musketeers is the finest adaptation of the dumas classic. With lana turner, gene kelly, june allyson, van heflin. Families can talk about the popularity of dartagnan and the three musketeers. The three musketeers 1973 liveaction film wikipedia. As one of the earlier movie versions, this one unlike some later versions remains fairly true to the original story. Its the old story of the muskateers and daragnanlogan lerman battling richlieu. Dartagnan lintrepide, also known as the glorious musketeers in the uk, is a 1974 frenchitalianbritish animated adventure film, directed by animator john halas.
This bratpacky version, from the director of the first bill and ted movie, dumps most of the plot no diamonds, no buckingham leaving it looking just a bit dull alongside richard lesters quirky 70s version, and even paul ws andersons exuberantly daft 3d version. The film is 186 minutes long, an extremely long movie for a silent film. The three musketeers was scripted, contracted and filmed as one enormous movie, but was divided into two features to be released 8 months apart. It was featured heavily in episode four, when marsac played by jj feild, an ex musketeer, comes to paris to assassinate the duke of savoy vincent regan whom he holds responsible for the deaths of 20 musketeers. The queens diamonds is a 1973 film based on the three musketeers by alexandre dumas. The three musketeers 1948 directed by george sidney. It is based on alexandre dumass classic french novel, the three musketeers, first published in 1844. Filming locations 14 filming dates 1 filming locations. Wurzburg residence, wurzburg, bavaria, germany 15 of 15 found this interesting interesting. The three musketeers, an australian madefortelevision animated adventure film from burbank films australia. Feb 02, 2014 which is the best version of the three musketeers. Locations for the three musketeers, ninetiesstyle, were found mainly around austria with a little bit of cornwall. It is based on alexandre dumass 1844 novel of the same title with clockpunk elements.
It was originally proposed in the 1960s as a vehicle for the beatles, whom lester had directed in two other films. Weak acting, and a generic movie make this a bore, and a big mess. The three musketeers is a 1993 americanaustrian actionadventure comedy film from walt disney pictures, caravan pictures, and the kerner entertainment. I liked the first film better than the second, but in any event, half of this pair is enough. The salkinds are afraid of the movies too long duration. The three musketeers trailer 2011 official movie trailer 2 youtube.
The three musketeers 1973 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. For anyone who enjoys classic movies and stories, you cant pass the three musketeers, and needless to say, it belongs in any good silent film collection as well. The three musketeers 1921 directed by henri diamantberger. Locations included sergovia, where lester had made a funny thing happened on the way to the forum. The cast is superb and its nice to see who they were as young actors full of spunk and willing to do slapstick comedy. In my opinion this is my favorite version of the movie. Richard lesters adaptation of the three musketeers was only the latest of many when released in 1974, but it arrived with a spirit all its own, one influenced as much by lesters 60s work as the. The three musketeers 2004, another disney remake, this one a madeforvideo film. The three musketeers trailer 2011 official movie trailer 2 the hotheaded young dartagnan logan lerman joins forces with three rogue. The three musketeers, a production using classical music.
Dec 04, 2016 wm players present the three musketeers filmed at the hillcrest community center in west milford, nj. This 2011 reimaging of alexandre dumas legendary story comes our way in an actionstuffed 3d package, courtesy of resident evil director, paul w. The three musketeers 2011 movies, tv, celebs, and more. The locations for richard lesters 1973 version of the three musketeers can be found not in france but spain beautifully designed and photographed even if the landscapes look a little too sunbaked, this quirkily offcentre version of the alexandre dumas adventure was filmed back to back with the sequel or second half, the four musketeers. This cinematic treatment of the novel contained sound, but was a rather brief, truncated version of the story. The three musketeers 2011 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Jul 06, 2016 the three musketeers made use of many other standing sets on mgms backlot, too. The three musketeers 1993 one for all, all for one.
The same year douglas fairbanks brought us the three musketeers 1921, the french also did their own, less known today, adaptation of alexandre dumas widely popular tale. The three musketeers is a 1993 americanaustrian actionadventure comedy film from walt disney pictures, caravan pictures, and the kerner entertainment company, directed by stephen herek from a screenplay by david loughery. Alexandre dumass the three musketeers, currently enjoying a highbudget bbc adaptation, has seen plenty of film and tv versions. It was directed by richard lester and written by george macdonald fraser. I was immersed in the locations and the sets, plus the. The alte hofhaltung old court was built in 1591 and was once the bishops headquarters. The three musketeers is a 2011 romantic action adventure film directed by paul w. The three musketeers, a 1903 french production about which very little is know. It seems that the tale of the three musketeers must be retold on film at least once every generation. The salkinds are afraid of the movie s too long duration.
The four musketeers was filmed concurrently with the three musketeers. Its also a pleasure to watch and succeeds in translating a plotheavy book into a handsome set of images. Its incredibly fastpaced, even though it runs over two hours long which was more of a rarity back in this era. It was directed by fred niblo and stars douglas fairbanks as dartagnan.
No fault of seller but the three musketeers movie came on the disc marked the four musketeers. Anderson and starring matthew macfadyen, logan lerman, ray stevenson, milla jovovich, luke evans, mads mikkelsen, orlando bloom, and christoph waltz. Filming locations 9 filming dates 1 filming locations. It filmed along quality street, which was constructed in 1927 for a movie of the same name, and was a great standin for european villages or city side streets. Wm players present the three musketeers filmed at the hillcrest community center in west milford, nj.
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