The Three Musketeers (1953)

The Three Musketeers Les Trois Mousquetaires Movie Poster Country France Italy Directed by André Hunebelle Release Date October 7, 1953 Language French Studio Pathé Consortium Cinéma Pathé Cinema Distributor Pathé Consortium Cinéma Main Cast Character Actor D'Artagnan Georges Marchal Milady de Winter Yvonne Sanson Porthos Gino Cervi Planchet Bourvil Constance Bonacieux Danielle Godet Athos Jean Martinelli Aramis Jacques François The narrator Claude Dauphin

The Three Musketeers is a 1953 French-Italian movie directed by André Hunebelle based of the novels of Alexandre Dumas and was shot and projected in color, which was not common at the time. In the summer of 1632 during the reign of Louis XIII, D'Artagnan travels from his native Gascony to Paris to join the king's musketeer regiment. But before he knows it, Athos, Aramis, and Porthos challenge him to a duel, which ends in a joint victorious battle against Cardinal Richelieu's guards. But soon they are defending the honor of their queen Anna.

The following weapons were used in the film The Three Musketeers:

Pistols

Flintlock Pistol

Flintlock Pistols are carried by some of the Cardinal Richelieu's (Renaud Mary) guards.

Replica Flintlock Pistol of 18th Century

After Planchet fooled a guard he picked up the pistol...

...and cocks the hammer.

Lubin (Alain Bouvette) tries to give Le comte de Wardes (Jean Parédès) one of his two pistols which is interrupted by Planchet.

The pistol lies on the ground.

Chatellerault Mle. 1822

When the flintlock pistols are taken by Planchet (Bourvil) they turn into an anachronistic Chatellerault Cavalry Model 1822.

Pistolet Chatellerault Modèle 1822T - .69 cal

Planchet is about to knock out the guard.

The dropped pistol seen on the left.

The servant's pistol lies on the ground.

Knocking out the servant causes the pistol to be fired accidentally.

Muskets

Wheellock Musket

Four guards of the cardinal are seen with Wheellock Muskets.

Wheellock Musket.jpg

The guards take their muskets...

...and prepared an ambush.

Another view offers a view of the buttstock.