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At Sword’s Point [Sons of the Musketeers] *** (1952, Cornel Wilde, Maureen O’Hara, Robert Douglas, Gladys Cooper, Dan O’Herlihy Alan Hale Jr) – Classic Movie Review 8830

Sons of the Musketeers, yes, and daughter of the Musketeers too! Who could ignore Maureen O’Hara with her hair and lips painted extra red by the blazing Technicolor as Claire, daughter of Athos? Energetic junior […]

Aug, 15

The Musketeer **** (2001, Justin Chambers, Tim Roth, Mena Suvari, Catherine Deneuve, Stephen Rea) – Classic Movie Review 4002

In 17th century Paris, a peasant boy, young D’Artagnan (Max Dolbey), witnesses the death of his father at the hands of the dastardly villain Febre (Tim Roth) and sets out to join the legendary royal guards […]

Jul, 12

The Iron Mask ***** (1929, Douglas Fairbanks Sr, Marguerite De La Motte, Dorothy Revier, Nigel De Brulier, Leon Barry, Stanley J Stanford, Gino Conrado, Belle Bennett) – Classic Movie Review 2322

Producer-writer-star Douglas Fairbanks Sr’s 1929 sequel to his 1921 triumph The Three Musketeers reunites him with several members of the original cast. This marvellous Alexandre Dumas père swashbuckler is virtually the final fling of the […]

Mar, 28

The Return of the Musketeers *** (1989, Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay) – Classic Movie Review 2321

Director Richard Lester revisits his triumphant successes of 1973 and 1974, The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers, for this belated 1989 sequel that rounds up the original 70s Musketeers (Michael York as D’Artagnan, Oliver […]

Mar, 28

The Man in the Iron Mask **** (1977, Richard Chamberlain, Patrick McGoohan, Louis Jourdan) – Classic Movie Review 2320

The dashing Richard Chamberlain swashes a fine buckle in director Mike Newell’s rousing 1977 British TV movie remake of the Alexandre Dumas père classic. It was released in cinemas in a number of countries, including Denmark, Hungary, East Germany […]

Mar, 28

The Three Musketeers **** (1948, Lana Turner, Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Vincent Price, Angela Lansbury, Van Heflin, Frank Morgan) – Classic Movie Review 2308

Director George Sidney’s 1948 movie casts Gene Kelly who proves inspired casting as an incredibly acrobatic D’Artagnan in MGM’s exceptionally plush, colourful and joyful version of the Alexandre Dumas père adventure classic tale, set in […]

Mar, 24

The Three Musketeers ** (1935, Walter Abel, Paul Lukas, Moroni Olson, Onslow Stevens, Nigel de Brulier) – Classic Movie Review 2306

Co-writer/director Rowland V Lee’s flat, unexciting 1935 American movie version of the Alexandre Dumas adventure classic tale is the first sound remake of the 1921 Douglas Fairbanks Sr silent movie masterpiece. The direction is unimaginative, […]

Mar, 23

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