''Tutti per uno... botte per tutti'', internationally released as ''The Three Musketeers of the West'', is a 1973
Italian spaghetti Western
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comedy film
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directed by
Bruno Corbucci
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The vast majority o ...
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It is a western-comedy version of
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...
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The Three Musketeers
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It has been described as "one of the craziest Spaghetti Westerns ever made" and "an over the top comedy vehicle from start to finish".
[Lee Broughton, "The Three Musketeers of the West", ''Westerns… all'Italiana!'', Issue 74, 2009, p.24]
Cast
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Timothy Brent as Dart Jr.
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George Eastman as Mc Athos
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Chris Huerta
Crisanto Huerta Brieva (26 January 1935 – 28 November 2004), better known as Cris Huerta, was a Portuguese actor. He was sometimes credited as Chris Huerta.
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Born in Lisbon, Huerta grew up in Madrid and he studied economics b ...
as Portland
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Leo Anchóriz
Leopoldo de Anchóriz Fustel (September 22, 1932 – February 17, 1987) was a Spanish actor and writer, most notable for appearing in Spaghetti Western films.
Biography
Fustel was born in Almería, Spain on 22 September 1932. His real name ...
as Aramirez
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Karin Schubert as Alice
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Eduardo Fajardo as The Banker
* Hsueh Han as Cin Ciao
See also
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List of Italian films of 1973
References
External links
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1973 films
Spaghetti Western films
Films directed by Bruno Corbucci
Films based on The Three Musketeers
Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli
Italian parody films
1970s Western (genre) comedy films
West German films
1970s parody films
1973 comedy films
1970s Italian-language films
1970s Italian films
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