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The Three Musketeers
The Three Musketeers is a 1921 American silent film based on the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, père. It was directed by Fred Niblo and stars Douglas Fairbanks as d'Artagnan. The film originally had scenes filmed in the Handschiegl Color Process (billed as the "Wyckoff-DeMille Process"). The film had a sequel, The Iron Mask (1929), also starring Fairbanks as d'Artagnan and DeBrulier as Cardinal Richelieu.
Plot
In the royal court of France, Cardinal Richelieu vies for influence over King Louis XIII. The greatest obstacle to his dominance is Anne of Austria, the Queen of France. Anne is loved by the Duke of Buckingham, an Englishman, although she remains faithful to Louis. Louis gives her a diamond encrusted brooch.
More details
| author | Douglas Fairbanks Edward Knoblock Lotta Woods |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | France |
| director | Fred Niblo |
| editor | Nellie Mason |
| genre | adventure historical |
| keywords | duke of buckingham fall gascony louis xiii one by one queen of france royal court the king to remember |
| musicBy | Louis F. Gottschalk |
| producer | Douglas Fairbanks |
| publisher | United Artists |
| recordedAt | Raleigh Studios |
| theme | silent swashbuckler |