The Three Musketeers (1948)

The Three Musketeers (1948)
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The third talkie version of Dumas' The Three Musketeers, this splashy MGM adaptation is also the first version in Technicolor. Gene Kelly romps his way through the role of D'Artagnan, the upstart cadet who joins veteran Musketeers Athos (Van Heflin), Porthos (Gig Young) and Aramis (Robert Coote) in their efforts to save their beloved Queen Anne (Angela Lansbury) from disgrace. They are aided in their efforts by the lovely and loyal Constance (June Allyson), while the villainy is in the capable hands of Milady De Winter (Lana Turner) and Richelieu (Vincent Price). Notice we don't say Cardinal Richelieu: anxious not to offend anyone, MGM removed the religious angle from the Cardinal's character. While early sound versions of Three Musketeers eliminated the deaths of Constance and Milady, this adaptation telescopes the novel's events to allow for these tragedies. True to form, MGM saw to it that Lana Turner, as Milady, was dressed to the nines and heavily bejeweled for her beheading sequence. Portions of the 1948 Three Musketeers, in black and white, showed up in the silent film-within-a-film in 1952's Singin' in the Rain, which of course also starred Gene Kelly. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Gene Kelly, Lana Turner, (more)
Director(s):
George Sidney
Format(s):
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The third talkie version of Dumas' The Three Musketeers, this splashy MGM adaptation is also the first version in Technicolor. Gene Kelly romps his way through the role of D'Artagnan, the upstart cadet who joins veteran Musketeers Athos (Van Heflin), Porthos (Gig Young) and Aramis (Robert Coote) in their efforts to save their beloved Queen Anne (Angela Lansbury) from disgrace. They are aided in their efforts by the lovely and loyal Constance (June Allyson), while the villainy is in the capable hands of Milady De Winter (Lana Turner) and Richelieu (Vincent Price). Notice we don't say Cardinal Richelieu: anxious not to offend anyone, MGM removed the religious angle from the Cardinal's character. While early sound versions of Three Musketeers eliminated the deaths of Constance and Milady, this adaptation telescopes the novel's events to allow for these tragedies. True to form, MGM saw to it that Lana Turner, as Milady, was dressed to the nines and heavily bejeweled for her beheading sequence. Portions of the 1948 Three Musketeers, in black and white, showed up in the silent film-within-a-film in 1952's Singin' in the Rain, which of course also starred Gene Kelly. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
126 mins

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Director(s):
George Sidney
Writer(s):
Robert Ardrey
Producer(s):
Pandro S. Berman
Categories:
Action / Adventure
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    Caleb H.

    I have seen all the Classic Movies on "The Three Musketeers" written by Alexander Dumas. And in my opinion this is the best especially with an all star cast back in 1948. This is one of my favorite Classic Movies ever. Oh by the way I read the book when I was in High School too.. LOL

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    Georgianna M.

    Better than I expected, thanks to two things. 1) Gene Kelly's swashbuckling, which took advantage of his sensational dance moves and his incredible agility, his sense of timing, and the sheer fun he injected into the role of d'Artagnan. Of all the actors who have assayed the role since Douglas Fairbanks, he is the best. 2) Plot and direction that keep things moving right along and kept faith with all the levels in Alexandre Dumas' novel, which piles intrique upon intrigue until things are made clear at the end. Whoever adapted the screenplay knew his Dumas better than anyone since Fairbanks himself. For once, Vincent Price, as Cardinal Richelieu, didn't overplay his part, adding much to the film's effectiveness.

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    Bob P.

    This particular version is a bit of a light-weight. It's fun and it frolics all over the popular image of France in the later Capetian dynasty. We all know the story, so I'll limit my comments to some of the deviations. First the fact, noted by BBV, that no mention was ever made of Richelieu being a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was identified merely as the Prime Minister of France. And second, Constance Bonancieux was identified as the god-daughter of M. Bonancieux, rather than his wife. This cleans up the romance between d'Artagnan and his landlord's wife for the American audience, but leaves poor Constance looking a bit insipid. Aside from that, it's a bright and bouncy romp and who cares about the revisions? We can all just go read the novel again. With love under will, Bob, Adastra, The Wizzard of Jacksonville

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