D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers
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d'Artagnan and Three Musketeers is a three-part musical
miniseries
produced in the Soviet Union
and first aired in 1978. It is based on the novel The Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas, père
.
The film stars Mikhail Boyarsky
as d'Artagnan
, Veniamin Smekhov
as Athos
, Igor Starygin
as Aramis
, Valentin Smirnitsky as Porthos
, Margarita Terekhova
as Milady de Winter
, Oleg Tabakov
as King Louis XIII
, Alisa Freindlich
as Anne of Austria
, and Alexandr Trofimov as Cardinal Richelieu
. The film, and its numerous songs became extremely popular in the Soviet Union throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, and is now considered a classic.
Three sequels were made: Musketeers Twenty Years After
(1992), The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After
(1993) and The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin (2009).
Musical film
The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline, often as elaborate...
miniseries
Miniseries
A miniseries , in a serial storytelling medium, is a television show production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. The exact number is open to interpretation; however, they are usually limited to fewer than a whole season. The term "miniseries" is generally a North American term...
produced in the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
and first aired in 1978. It is based on the novel The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized in March–July 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard...
by Alexandre Dumas, père
Alexandre Dumas, père
Alexandre Dumas, , born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world...
.
The film stars Mikhail Boyarsky
Mikhail Boyarsky
Mikhail Sergeevich Boyarsky is a Soviet/Russian actor and singer, currently living in the city of Saint Petersburg. He is best known and loved for the role of d'Artagnan in the film d'Artagnan and Three Musketeers and its sequels . He was also a popular singer of the 1980s and completed several...
as d'Artagnan
D'Artagnan
Charles Ogier de Batz de Castelmore, Comte d'Artagnan served Louis XIV as captain of the Musketeers of the Guard and died at the Siege of Maastricht in the Franco-Dutch War. A fictionalized account of his life by Gatien de Courtilz de Sandras formed the basis for the d'Artagnan Romances of...
, Veniamin Smekhov
Veniamin Smekhov
Veniamin Borisovich Smekhov is a Soviet and Russian actor and stage director.Smekhov has long worked in the Moscow Taganka Theatre where his roles included Woland in a stage adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita. In film, he is most known and loved for the role of Athos in a...
as Athos
Athos (fictional character)
Olivier d'Athos de la Fère, Comte de la Fère is a fictional character, a Musketeer of the Guard in the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, and The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père....
, Igor Starygin
Igor Starygin
Igor Vladimirovich Starygin was a Russian and Soviet actor of stage and film....
as Aramis
Aramis
C. René d'Aramis de Vannes is a fictional character in the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père...
, Valentin Smirnitsky as Porthos
Porthos
Porthos, Baron du Vallon de Bracieux de Pierrefonds is a fictional character in the novels The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After and The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père. He and the other two musketeers Athos and Aramis are friends of the novel's protagonist, d'Artagnan...
, Margarita Terekhova
Margarita Terekhova
-Selected filmography:* D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers * Mama, I'm Alive * Dog in the Manger * The Blue Bird * The Mirror * Monologue * Hello, That's Me! -External links:...
as Milady de Winter
Milady de Winter
Milady Clarick de Winter, often referred to as simply Milady, is a fictional character in the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, père. She acts as a spy for Cardinal Richelieu and is one of the chief antagonists of the story....
, Oleg Tabakov
Oleg Tabakov
Oleg Pavlovich Tabakov is a Soviet and Russian actor and the artistic director of the Moscow Art Theatre.-Theatre career:...
as King Louis XIII
Louis XIII of France
Louis XIII was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1610 to 1643.Louis was only eight years old when he succeeded his father. His mother, Marie de Medici, acted as regent during Louis' minority...
, Alisa Freindlich
Alisa Freindlich
Alisa Brunovna Freindlich is a Soviet and Russian actress, People's Artist of the USSR.-Biography:Alisa Freindlich was born into the family of Bruno Freindlich, a prominent actor and People's Artist of the USSR. She is of German and Russian ancestry. Her father and paternal relatives were ethnic...
as Anne of Austria
Anne of Austria
Anne of Austria was Queen consort of France and Navarre, regent for her son, Louis XIV of France, and a Spanish Infanta by birth...
, and Alexandr Trofimov as Cardinal Richelieu
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac was a French clergyman, noble, and statesman.Consecrated as a bishop in 1608, he later entered politics, becoming a Secretary of State in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a...
. The film, and its numerous songs became extremely popular in the Soviet Union throughout the late 1970s and early 1980s, and is now considered a classic.
Three sequels were made: Musketeers Twenty Years After
Musketeers Twenty Years After
Musketeers Twenty Years After is a 1992 Russian musical film directed by Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich based on Alexandre Dumas novel Vingt ans après.- Cast :* Mikhail Boyarsky as d'Artagnan* Veniamin Smekhov as Athos...
(1992), The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After
The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After
The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After is a 1993 Russian musical film directed by Georgi Yungvald-Khilkevich based on Alexandre Dumas' novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne.- Cast :* Mikhail Boyarsky as d'Artagnan...
(1993) and The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin (2009).
Plot
The film consists of three parts:- Part I: "Athos, Porthos, Aramis and d'Artagnan" (Атос, Портос, Арамис и д’Артаньян)
- Part II: "Queen's Pendants" (Подвески королевы)
- Part III: "The Adventures Continue" (Приключения продолжаются)
Location
The miniseries was filmed in different locales around the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (current day Ukraine), using several of the country's fortresses and old cities, such as L'viv (L'vov, Lwow).See also
- Dog in BootsDog in BootsDog in Boots , also known as Pup in Boots is a 1981 Soyuzmultfilm's animated parody film directed by Yefim Gamburg. It is a musical adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas story of d'Artagnan and the three musketeers....
, an animated parody film that satirizes D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers.