The Three Musketeers (1974 film)

The Three Musketeers (French: D'Artagnan L'Intrépide), also known as The Glorious Musketeers in the UK,[1][2] is a 1974 French-Italian-British animated adventure film, directed by animator John Halas. It is based on Alexandre Dumas's classic French novel, The Three Musketeers, first published in 1844.

The Three Musketeers
From right to left: D'Artagnan, Aramis, Porthos, and Athos.
Directed byJohn Halas
Franco Cristofani
Produced byGabriele Crisanti
Luigi Nannerini
Steven Pallos
Geoffrey Verey
Patrick Wachsberger
Paolo Di Girolamo
Written byHoward Clewes
Patrick Wachsberger
Based onThe Three Musketeers
by Alexandre Dumas
Music byMichel Polnareff
Edited byTony Anscombe
Mariano Arditi
Michael Crouch
Production
company
Michelangelo Cinematografica
Pendennis Films Ltd.
Educational Film Centre
Cristofani Films
Mothership Studios
Release date
August 15, 1974 (Germany)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryFrance
Italy
UK
LanguageEnglish

Cast
Character Original French English Dub[1][2]
d'ArtagnanFrancis PerrinJohn Fortune
AramisMichel DuchaussoyMaurice Denham
PorthosClaude BertrandPeter Bull
AthosMichel EliasHoward Clewes
Cardinal RichelieuPhilippe ClayMaurice Denham
King Louis XIIIFred PasqualiRoy Kinnear
MiladyPerrette PradierAdrienne Corri
Constance BonacieuxAnna GaylorUn­known
RochefortAndré ValmyUn­known

Release

In the UK, the film aired on BBC Two on 29 December 1978.[2] In the United States, the film was distributed by National Telefilm Associates. It was released on VHS by Children's Video Library in 1981,[3] and Celebrity Home Entertainment in 1991.[4] To date, the only DVD release of the English dub available is a Greek region 2 one by third-party company Cine Net Entertainment,[5] featuring both English and Greek audio tracks.

Italy

A different version was first released in Italy in 1977, titled Viva D'Artagnan, created by Aldo Frollini and Giovanni Brusatori. It features music sung by Cugini di campagna, with lyrics by Bruno Zambrini and Gianni Zambrini. There's also an opening scene added, in which the film's comic relief owl starts narrating the story throughout the rest of the film.[6] It was released on VHS by Playtime Home Video.

Accolades

The film won a Special Prize at the Giffoni Film Festival in 1978.[6]

Music

A soundtrack album was released on LP vinyl by Philips in 1974. The same year, a version of the album with a gatefold sleeve and a booklet was released.[7] A 2-disc compilation promo CD by Warner Chappell Music entitled Cinema, was released in 2007, featuring tracks 5, 19 and 20.[8] Tracks 1 and 6 were released for streaming on 19 December 2014.[9] Tracks 2, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 19 and 20 were also included in another compilation album, Le Cinéma De Polnareff, released by Universal Music France in 2011. In this album, Wake Up, It's A Lovely Day and Freedom and Liberty, re-recorded versions of Et Hop On Va Tout Changer and Pour Vivre En Liberté for the English dub are included, with lyrics by Martin Shaer.[10]

Fonit Cetra released in 1977 a soundtrack album of Viva D'Artagnan on a 7-inch single vinyl, featuring two songs.[11] A year later, it released a compilation children's album on LP vinyl, called Supersigle tv, including the first song.[12]

Track listing

The album is split in two vinyl discs, one for tracks 1 to 10, and another one for tracks 11 to 20. Lyrics by Michel Polnareff and Pierre Grosz (tracks 1 and 11).[13]

No.TitleLength
1."Et Hop On Va Tout Changer"2:10
2."La Valse"1:55
3."Moog"2:05
4."Menuet De Buckingham"1:09
5."Thème Des Trois Mousquetaires"1:10
6."Thème De Constance"1:00
7."Armée Anglaise"0:23
8."Menuet Du Roi"1:12
9."Thème Du Roi"0:45
10."Les Méchants"2:34
11."Pour Vivre En Liberté"3:30
12."Thème D'Amour De Constance"2:00
13."Cavalcade De D'Artagnan"2:10
14."La Chouette"0:45
15."La Peur"0:52
16."Thème De D'Artagnan"1:16
17."Lever De Soleil"0:20
18."Musique De La Mer"0:22
19."Thème De La Reine"0:45
20."La Chevauchée Et Le Combat"3:10
Total length:29:33

References
  1. "D'Artagnan L'Intrépide (1974)". BFI. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  2. "The Glorious Musketeers - BBC Two England - 29 December 1978". BBC Genome. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  3. "The Three Musketeers (1981)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  4. "The Three Musketeers - All for One and One for All (VHS 1977) Animated Kids". Ebay.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  5. "Οι 3 Σωματοφύλακες | Public ταινίες" [The 3 Musketeers | Public movies]. Public.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  6. "The Glorious Musketeers". giffonifilmfestival.it. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
  7. "Michel Polnareff - Les Trois Mousquetaires (Vinyl, LP) | Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  8. "Warner Music Chappell Présente "Cinéma" (CD, Compilation, Promo) | Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  9. "D'Artagnan l'intrépide by Michel Polnareff on Amazon Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  10. "Michel Polnareff - Le Cinéma De Polnareff (CD, Compilation, Remastered) | Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
  11. "Michel Polnareff - Les Trois Mousquetaires (Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM) | Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  12. "Supersigle tv (Vinyl, LP, Album) | Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  13. "D'Artagnan l'Intrépide Soundtrack (Michel Polnareff) - Philips France (1974)". Film Music Site. Retrieved 2019-05-31.
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