THE THREE MUSKETEERS: PART II – MILADY, THE (2023, France/Germany/Spain/Belgium, 115m, 12) *** Action, Adventure dist. Samuel Goldwyn Films (USA), Entertainment FilmDistribution (UK); pr co. Chapter 2 / Pathé; d. Martin Bourboulon; w. Matthieu Delaporte, Alexandre de La Patellière (based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas); pr. Dimitri Rassam, Jérôme Seydoux; ph. Nicolas Bolduc (Colour…
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Film Review – THE RETURN OF THE MUSKETEERS (1989)
THE RETURN OF THE MUSKETEERS (UK/France/Spain, 1989) *** Distributor: Entertainment Film Distributors; Production Company: Fildebroc / Ciné 5 / Sofica / Timothy Burrill Productions / Iberoamericana Films Producción; Release Date: 25 August 1989 (UK), 3 April 1991 (USA) (TV); Filming Dates: 22 August 1988 – October 1988; Running Time: 102m; Colour: Rankcolor; Sound Mix:…
Film Review – THE FOUR MUSKETEERS (THE REVENGE OF MILADY) (1974)
THE FOUR MUSKETEERS (THE REVENGE OF MILADY) (Spain/Panama/USA/UK, 1974) ****½ Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox (USA), Fox-Rank (UK); Production Company: Alexander, Michael and Ilya Salkind Productions / Film Trust S.A. / Este Films; Release Date: 26 February 1975 (USA), 25 March 1975 (UK); Filming Dates: May-September 1973; Running Time: 108m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix:…
Film Review – THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973)
THE THREE MUSKETEERS (THE QUEEN’S DIAMONDS) (Spain/USA/Panama/UK, 1973) ****½ Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures; Production Company: Alexander, Michael and Ilya Salkind Productions / Film Trust S.A. / Este Films; Release Date: 25 March 1974 (UK), 28 March 1974 (USA); Filming Dates: May-September 1973; Running Time: 105m; Colour: Technicolor; Sound Mix: Mono; Film Format: 35mm…
Book Review – THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1844) by Alexandre Dumas
THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1844) ***** by Alexandre Dumas Translated by Lawrence Ellsworth (2018) This edition published by Pegasus, 2018, 814pp (760pp) Interior Design by Sabrina Plomitallo-Gonzalez ISBN: 978-1-64313-040-8 includes an introduction by Lawrence Ellsworth; Dramatis personae: Historical Characters; Notes on the Text; Illustrations by Maurice Leloir. Blurb: A new and vibrant translation of…
Book Review – THE MUSKETEER’S SEAMSTRESS (2007) by Sarah D’Almeida
THE MUSKETEER’S SEAMSTRESS (2007) *** by Sarah D’Almeida (Sarah Hoyt) Published by Berkley, 2007, 332pp (315pp) Cover Art: Rick Farrell Cover Design: Steven Ferlauto Interior Text Design: Tiffany Estreicher ISBN: 978-0-425-21489-3 includes 10-page preview of THE MUSKETEER’S APPRENTICE. Blurb: Aramis emerges from the water closet to find his lover, a duchess, murdered on her…
TV Review – THE MUSKETEERS (2014-6)
THE MUSKETEERS (2014-2016, UK, Colour, 30 X 60m episodes) ∗∗∗∗ Cast: Tom Burke (Athos); Santiago Cabrera (Aramis); Peter Capaldi (Cardinal Richelieu – series one only); Howard Charles (Porthos); Alexandra Dowling (Anne of Austria); Ryan Gage (King Louis XIII); Tamla Kari (Constance Bonacieux); Maimie McCoy (Milday de Winter); Luke Pasqualino (D-Artagnan); Hugo Speer (Captain Treville); Marc Warren (Rochefort – series two only); Matthew McNulty (Grimaud – series three only); Rupert Everett…