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The Three Musketeers (1954 TV Series)
''The Three Musketeers'' is a 1954 BBC television adaptation of the novel ''The Three Musketeers''. It consists of six 30-minute episodes. The show was shown twice, once in children's' timeslot and once for adults. Scenes were filmed at Frencham Ponds in Surrey. The ''Daily Telegraph'' said "it admirably captures the spirit of Dumas." ''The Guardian'' called it "good value". Cast *Laurence Payne as d'Artagnan *Roger Delgado *Paul Whitsun-Jones as Porthos *Clare Austin as Constance *Paul Hansard *William Devlin as Richileu References External links * 1954 British television series debuts 1950s British television miniseries Television shows based on The Three Musketeers Cultural depictions of Cardinal Richelieu Cultural depictions of Anne of Austria Cultural depictions of Cardinal Mazarin Cultural depictions of Anne, Queen of Great Britain Cultural depictions of Louis XIV Cultural depictions of Charles I of England Cultural depictions of Oliver Cromwell Cultural depiction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Musketeers
''The Three Musketeers'' (french: Les Trois Mousquetaires, links=no, ) is a French historical adventure novel written in 1844 by French author Alexandre Dumas. It is in the swashbuckler genre, which has heroic, chivalrous swordsmen who fight for justice. Set between 1625 and 1628, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan (a character based on Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan) after he leaves home to travel to Paris, hoping to join the Musketeers of the Guard. Although d'Artagnan is not able to join this elite corps immediately, he is befriended by three of the most formidable musketeers of the age – Athos (character), Athos, Porthos and Aramis, "the three musketeers" or "the three inseparables" – and becomes involved in affairs of state and at court. ''The Three Musketeers'' is primarily a historical and adventure novel. However, Dumas frequently portrays various injustices, abuses and absurdities of the Anci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
