The Three Musketeers ''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight ...

'', the 1844 novel by author Alexandre Dumas, has been adapted into multiple films, both live-action and animated.

Films

*''The Three Musketeers'', a 1903 French production about which very little is known *''The Three Musketeers: Part 1'' and ''Part 2'', 1911 silent film shorts from Edison Studios starring Sydney Booth (a member of the Booth family) as

D'Artagnan Charles de Batz de Castelmore (), also known as d'Artagnan and later Count d'Artagnan ( 1611 – 25 June 1673), was a French Musketeer who served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard. He died at the siege of Maastricht in the ...

*''Les trois mousquetaires'', 1913, French silent film serial directed by André Calmettes, which ran in two installments: ''La haine de Richelieu'' and ''Le triomphe de d’Artagnan'' *''The Three Musketeers'', a 1914 American film directed by Charles V. Henkel and starring Earl Talbot * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1916 film), a Hollywood feature directed by

Charles Swickard Charles Swickard (March 21, 1861 – May 12, 1929) was a German-born American film actor, actor and film director of the silent era. He was the brother of the actor Josef Swickard.Katchmer p.366 Selected filmography Director * ''The Beckoning Fl ...

, supervised by

Thomas H. Ince Thomas Harper Ince (November 16, 1880 – November 19, 1924) was an American silent film - era filmmaker and media proprietor. Ince was known as the "Father of the Western" and was responsible for making over 800 films. He revolutionized the mo ...

and including in its cast

Louise Glaum Louise Glaum (September 4, 1888 – November 25, 1970) was an American actress. Known for her roles as a vamp in silent era motion picture dramas, she was credited with giving one of the best characterizations of a vamp in her early career ...

Milady de Winter Milady Laurence de Winter, often referred to as simply Milady, is a fictional character in the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) by Alexandre Dumas, père, set in 1625 France. She is a spy for Cardinal Richelieu and is one of the dominant a ...

and Dorothy Dalton as Queen Anne *'' Les Trois Mousquetaires'', a 1921 French film featuring Aimé Simon-Girard and Claude Mérelle. A blockbuster of its day, it spawned a number of sequels. (An adaptation of ''Twenty Years After'' was released the following year.) * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1921 film), starring

Douglas Fairbanks Douglas Elton Fairbanks Sr. (born Douglas Elton Thomas Ullman; May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) was an American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer. He was best known for his swashbuckling roles in silent films including '' The Thi ...

*'' Les Trois Mousquetaires'' (1933 film), a French talkie remake of the 1921 French film, with the same director ( Henri Diamant-Berger) and much of the same cast * ''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 Walter Abel (June 6, 1898 – March 26, 1987) was an American film, stage and radio actor. Life Abel was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Christine (née Becker) and Richard Michael Abel. Abel graduated from the American Academy of ...

* ''The Four Musketeers'' (1936 film), an Italian adventure film. It reportedly involved the use of three thousand

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s * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1939 film), a comedic version starring Don Ameche and the

Ritz Brothers The Ritz Brothers were an American family comedy act who performed extensively on stage, in nightclubs and in films from 1925 to the late 1960s. A fourth brother, George, acted as their manager. Early life The four brothers were born to Austria ...

*'' Los Tres Mosqueteros'' (1942), a Mexican movie directed by Miguel M. Delgado and starring

Cantinflas Mario Fortino Alfonso Moreno Reyes (12 August 1911 – 20 April 1993), known by the stage name Cantinflas (), was a Mexican comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is considered to have been the most widely-accomplished Mexican comedian and is cel ...

as D'Artagnan * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1946 film), an Argentinian/Uruguayan film * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1948 film), an MGM production starring Gene Kelly, Van Heflin,

Lana Turner Lana Turner ( ; born Julia Jean Turner; February 8, 1921June 29, 1995) was an American actress. Over the course of her nearly 50-year career, she achieved fame as both a pin-up model and a film actress, as well as for her highly publicized pe ...

, June Allyson, and

Angela Lansbury Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury (October 16, 1925 – October 11, 2022) was an Irish-British and American film, stage, and television actress. Her career spanned eight decades, much of it in the United States, and her work received a great deal ...

* ''The Three Musketeers'' (1953 film), directed by

André Hunebelle André Hunebelle (1 September 1896 – 27 November 1985) was a French maître verrier (master glassmaker) and film director. Master Glass Artist After attending polytechnic school for mathematics, he became a decorator, a designer, and then a mas ...

, featuring

Georges Marchal Georges Marchal (10 January 1920 – 28 November 1997) was a French actor. Born Georges Louis Lucot in Nancy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France, the strikingly handsome Marchal was discovered in the early-1940s by director Jean Grémillon. By the ear ...

and

Bourvil André Robert Raimbourg (; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil (), and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Louis ...

*''Los tres mosqueteros y medio'' (1957), a Mexican comedic version starring Tin-Tan * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1961 film), a double-feature adaptation directed by Bernard Borderie, with

Gérard Barray Gérard Barray (born 2 November 1931 in Toulouse) is a French actor. Early life and education Barray's parents split up quickly and his mother, who came from Montauban decided to return to her hometown with her little boy. Around the age of 15, h ...

, Mylène Demongeot, Guy Delorme and Jean Carmet * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1969 film), a television movie starring

Kenneth Welsh Kenneth Welsh, (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022) was a Canadian film and television actor. He was best known as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle in ''Twin Peaks'', for his roles in the films '' The Day After Tomorrow'', ''Adoration'', '' S ...

and featuring Christopher Walken * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1973 film), and ''The Four Musketeers'' (1974 film), a two-film adaptation starring

Michael York Michael York OBE (born Michael Hugh Johnson; 27 March 1942) is an English film, television and stage actor. After performing on-stage with the Royal National Theatre, he had a breakthrough in films by playing Tybalt in Franco Zeffirelli's ''Ro ...

, Charlton Heston,

Raquel Welch Jo Raquel Welch ( Tejada; September 5, 1940) is an American actress. She first won attention for her role in '' Fantastic Voyage'' (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her contract to the British studio Hamm ...

Oliver Reed Robert Oliver Reed (13 February 1938 – 2 May 1999) was an English actor known for his well-to-do, macho image and "hellraiser" lifestyle. After making his first significant screen appearances in Hammer Horror films in the early 1960s, his ...

, Frank Finlay,

Faye Dunaway Dorothy Faye Dunaway (born January 14, 1941) is an American actress. She is the recipient of many accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and a BAFTA Award. In 2011, the government of France mad ...

, Richard Chamberlain, and

Spike Milligan Terence Alan "Spike" Milligan (16 April 1918 – 27 February 2002) was an Irish actor, comedian, writer, musician, poet, and playwright. The son of an English mother and Irish father, he was born in British Colonial India, where he spent his ...

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D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers ''D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers'' (russian: Д'Артаньян и три мушкетёра, ''D'Artanyan i tri mushketyora'') is a three-part swashbuckler musical miniseries produced in the Soviet Union and first aired in 1978. It is based o ...

'' (1978), a popular Soviet musical featuring Mikhail Boyarsky *''

The Return of the Musketeers ''The Return of the Musketeers'' is a 1989 film adaptation loosely based on the novel ''Twenty Years After'' (1845) by Alexandre Dumas. It is the third Musketeers film directed by Richard Lester, following 1973's ''The Three Musketeers'' and 1 ...

'' (1989), a sequel to ''The Three Musketeers'' (1973 film), and ''The Four Musketeers'' (1974 film), also starring

and Frank Finlay. * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1993 film), a

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

production starring

Charlie Sheen Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3, 1965), known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as ''Platoon'' (1986), ''Wall Street'' (1987), '' Young Guns'' (1988), '' The Rookie'' (1990), ''The Thr ...

, Kiefer Sutherland,

Chris O'Donnell Christopher Eugene O'Donnell (born June 26, 1970) is an American actor and former model. He played Charlie Sims in '' Scent of a Woman'', Chris Reece in ''School Ties'', D'Artagnan in ''The Three Musketeers'', Jack Foley in the drama film '' ...

Oliver Platt Oliver Platt (born January 12, 1960) is a Canadian-born American actor. He is known for his starring roles in many films such as ''Flatliners'' (1990), ''Beethoven'' (1992), '' Indecent Proposal'', ''The Three Musketeers'' (both 1993), '' Execut ...

Tim Curry Timothy James Curry (born 19 April 1946) is an English actor and singer. He rose to prominence for his portrayal of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975), reprising the role he had originated in the 1973 London ...

, and Rebecca De Mornay *'' The Musketeer'' (2001), a very loose adaptation, in a style imitating Asian action movies * ''Three Musketeers'' (2004 musical), a musical film with

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Volodymyr Oleksandrovych Zelenskyy, ; russian: Владимир Александрович Зеленский, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Zelenskyy, (born 25 January 1978; also transliterated as Zelensky or Zelenskiy) is a Ukrainian politicia ...

, in which the three musketeers are women *''D'Artagnan et les trois mousquetaires'' (2005), starring Vincent Elbaz * ''The Three Musketeers'' (2011 film), a 3D version directed by Paul W. S. Anderson and starring

Logan Lerman Logan Wade Lerman (born January 19, 1992) is an American actor. He is known for playing the titular role in the fantasy-adventure ''Percy Jackson'' films. He appeared in commercials in the mid-1990s, before starring in the series ''Jack & Bobb ...

and

Ray Stevenson George Raymond Stevenson (born 25 May 1964) is an actor from Northern Ireland. He is known for playing Dagonet in the film ''King Arthur'' (2004) and Titus Pullo in the BBC/ HBO television series ''Rome'' (2005–2007). He has portrayed two M ...

Luke Evans Luke George Evans (born 15 April 1979) is a Welsh actor and singer. He began his career on the stage, performing in many of London's West End productions such as ''Rent'', ''Miss Saigon'', and '' Piaf'' before making his film breakthrough in ...

, Christoph Waltz, Mads Mikkelsen, Orlando Bloom, Milla Jovovich,

Gabriella Wilde Gabriella Zanna Vanessa Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe (born 8 April 1989), known professionally as Gabriella Wilde or Gabriella Calthorpe, is an English actress and model. She has appeared in the films '' St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Go ...

and Matthew Macfadyen * ''3 Musketeers'', a 2011

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modern action adaptation produced by The Asylum * ''The Three Musketeers'' (2013 film), a Russian historical adventure film * ''The Fourth Musketeer'' (2022), a British adventure film featuring Sean Cronin as Rochefort

Animated versions

*'' Three Blind Mouseketeers'', a 1936 Disney

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cartoon starring the voices of Billy Bletcher, and

Pinto Colvig Vance DeBar Colvig Sr. (September 11, 1892 – October 3, 1967), professionally Pinto Colvig, was an American voice actor, newspaper cartoonist, and circus and vaudeville performer whose schtick was playing the clarinet off-key while mugging. C ...

*'' The Two Mouseketeers'', a 1952 ''

Tom and Jerry ''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series c ...

'' cartoon, with three follow-ups, '' Touché, Pussy Cat!'', '' Tom and Chérie'' and '' Royal Cat Nap'' *''The Three Musketeers in Boots'', a 1972 anime from

Toei Animation () is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' '' GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' '' Mazinger Z'', '' Galaxy Express 999'', '' Cutie Honey'', '' Dr. Slu ...

featuring cats as the main characters *'' d'Artagnan l'intrépide'', a 1974 animated feature film directed by John Halas *'' Dog in Boots'' (1981),

Soyuzmultfilm Soyuzmultfilm ( rus, Союзмультфи́льм, p=səˌjʉsmʊlʲtˈfʲilʲm , ''Union Cartoon'') (also known as SMF Animation Studio in English, Formerly known as Soyuzdetmultfilm) is a Russian animation studio based in Moscow. Launched in ...

's animated parody film directed by Yefim Gamburg *''

Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds ''Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds'' (Spanish: ''D'Artacán y los Tres Mosqueperros''; Japanese: ''ワンワン三銃士 Wan Wan Sanjuushi'', lit., ''Woof Woof Three Musketeers'') is a children's animated television series that adapts the cl ...

'' (1981-82+), a cartoon serial faithfully adapting the story with anthropomorphic dogs. * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1986 film), an Australian made-for-television animated adventure film from Burbank Films Australia * ''The Three Musketeers'' (1992 film), a production using classical music *'' Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers'' (2004), another Disney remake, this one is a made-for-video film. The plot makes it more like a sequel, actually featuring the Musketeers from the original story as separate characters. *'' Barbie and the Three Musketeers'' (2009), a direct-to-video

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movie in which the Musketeers are female

Films based on sequels of the novel

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'' (1989), a film version of ''

Twenty Years After ''Twenty Years After'' (french: Vingt ans après) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized from January to August 1845. A book of ''The d'Artagnan Romances'', it is a sequel to ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) and precedes the 1847–1850 no ...

'' by the team responsible for the 1973 and 1974 films and is a direct sequel to them, featuring much of the same cast *''

Musketeers Twenty Years After ''Musketeers Twenty Years After'' (russian: Мушкетёры двадцать лет спустя, translit. ''Mushketeri dvadsat' let spustya'') is a four-episode Russian musical film directed by Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich based on Alexa ...

'' (1992), a Russian musical featuring Mikhail Boyarsky, sequel to

*'' The Secret of Queen Anna, or Musketeers Thirty Years After'' (1993), a Russian musical based on ''The Vicomte de Bragelonne'' and starring Mikhail Boyarsky as d'Artagnan (see also ''The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin'' below) *'' The King's Musketeers'' (2018), an Italian comedy film loosely based on ''Twenty Years After''. Many films have been based in whole or in part on the final section of the final novel of the trilogy, ''

The Vicomte de Bragelonne ''The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later'' (french: link=no, Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard ) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is the third and last of '' The d'Artagnan Romances'', following ''The Three Musketeers'' and ''Tw ...

''; see Man in the Iron Mask#Films and television.

Films featuring "descendants" of the Musketeers

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At Sword's Point ''At Sword's Point'', also known as ''The Sons of the Three Musketeers'', is a 1952 American historical action adventure film directed by Lewis Allen and starring Cornel Wilde and Maureen O'Hara. It was shot in Technicolor by RKO Radio Pictur ...

'' (1952), an RKO Radio picture starring

Cornel Wilde Cornel Wilde (born Kornél Lajos Weisz; October 13, 1912 – October 16, 1989) was a Hungarian-American actor and filmmaker. Wilde's acting career began in 1935, when he made his debut on Broadway. In 1936 he began making small, uncredited app ...

, Dan O'Herlihy, Alan Hale, Jr., and Maureen O'Hara as the sons and daughter of the original Musketeers *' (1992), a TV movie directed by John Paragon, starring David Hasselhoff,

Thomas Gottschalk Thomas Johannes Gottschalk (born 18 May 1950) is a German radio and television host and entertainer. He is best known for hosting '' Wetten, dass..?'', for many years Europe's biggest television show, which he steered to huge success in Germany, ...

, Cheech Marin, Alison Doody,

John Rhys-Davies John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor best known for portraying Sallah in the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise and Gimli in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. His other roles include Michael Malone in the 1993 series ''The Untouch ...

, and Corbin Bernsen. Set in modern times, the descendants of the Musketeers protect the innocent. *'' The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin'' (2009), a Russian musical starring Mikhail Boyarsky as d'Artagnan, who, with the other Musketeers, return from the dead to save their sons and daughters (see also ''The Secret of Queen Anna, or Musketeers Thirty Years After'' in the previous section) *'' Revenge of the Musketeers'' (1994) (''The Daughter of d'Artagnan''), a French production starring Sophie Marceau in the title role, and Philippe Noiret as an aged d'Artagnan *'' La Femme Musketeer'' (2004), a made-for-TV production starring Susie Amy as d'Artagnan's daughter "Valentine", with Michael York, Gérard Depardieu, Christopher Cazenove,

, and

Nastassja Kinski Nastassja Aglaia Kinski (; , ; born 24 January 1961) is a German actress and former model who has appeared in more than 60 films in Europe and the United States. Her worldwide breakthrough was with ''Stay as You Are'' (1978). She then came to gl ...

Other

*'' A Modern Musketeer'' (1917), in which Douglas Fairbanks plays both D'Artagnan and his modern-day emulator *'' Milady and the Musketeers'' (1952), a prequel about Athos and Milady de Winter, starring Yvette Lebon,

Rossano Brazzi Rossano Brazzi (18 September 1916 – 24 December 1994) was an Italian actor. Biography Brazzi was born in Bologna, Italy, the son of Maria Ghedini and Adelmo Brazzi, an employee of the Rizzoli shoe factory. He was named after Rossano Ve ...

and

Massimo Serato Massimo Serato, born Giuseppe Segato, (31 May 1916 – 22 December 1989) was an Italian film actor with a career spanning over 40 years. Serato was born in Oderzo, Veneto, Italy and started appearing in films in 1938. He played leading roles in ...

*''Les Quatre Charlots Mousquetaires'' (1974) and ''A Nous Quatre Cardinal'' (1974), a two-part comedy parody starring Les Charlots as the Musketeers' valets

Films

Animated versions

Films based on sequels of the novel

Films featuring "descendants" of the Musketeers

Other

See also