The Three Musketeers

All For One! One For All!

Alexandre Dumas? timeless tale of epic adventure and swashbuckling romance comes to life in this classic BBC production starring Brian Blessed, Jeremy Young and Gary Watson. Determined to fulfill his dream of becoming a musketeer, D?Artagnan leaves home with only an old horse and a letter of recommendation to the Captain of the King?s Musketeers. Although the letter is stolen, he quickly proves himself worthy and joins the ranks of Athos, Porthos and Aramis. The four become fast friends and band together to protect the King of France from the devious Cardinal Richilieu who plans to overthrow the monarchy. more

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From: Amazon
Posted: Jan-12-2009

Just awful!

The quality of the soundtrack is like AM radio. The acting reminds me of silent movies - overly melodramatic. I had to turn it off after about 15 minutes of the first episode. I just couldn't take it anymore. The high quality of more recent period dramas e.g. "Cranford","Horatio Hornblower", or...

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Posted: Jul-15-2008

good

Good BBC production.If you like the three musketeers you'll like this.The best is Jeremy Brett playing D'artagnan.Of course a must have for any Brett's fan.

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Posted: Jul-05-2007

The Three Musketeers

I know it was in B&W, and looked like it cost next to nothing, but the script was good and the cast were fun, especially Mary Peach.

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Posted: Jan-05-2007

"We knew him when"

Compared with some of the grandiose technicolored widescreen versions pf "The Three Musketeers" this 1966 black and white production looks cramped and primitive, but it has virtues of its own: the acting is of excellent quality throughout the cast and the personalities of the musketeers are...

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Posted: Sep-08-2006

"A plague upon these Gascons! They are incorrigible!"

In 1966, BBC unveiled The Three Musketeers, a television mini-series shown in 10 black & white episodes, each about 24 minutes long. This full-screen dvd release is certainly worth a look for all swashbuckler fans and, specifically, for readers of Alexandre Dumas. I'm not sure how many film...

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