The Three Musketeers
Semur-en-Auxois, one of the locations
Directed by	Bernard Borderie
Written by	Bernard Borderie et Jean-Bernard Luc [1]
Based on	The Three Musketeers 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas
Produced by	Films Borderie Les Films Modernes Le Film d'Art Fono Roma
Starring	Gérard Barray Mylène Demongeot Perrette Pradier Georges Descrières
Cinematography	Armand Thirard
Edited by	Christian Gaudin
Music by	Paul Misraki
Distributed by	Pathé Distribution
Release date	November 4, 1961 (1961-11-04) (France)
Running time	186 minutes
Countries	France Italy
Language	French
Box office	$33.5 million[2]

The Three Musketeers is a 1961 film adaptation of the 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It was released in two parts within the same year.^[3]

Plot summary

Cast

• Gérard Barray as d'Artagnan
• Mylène Demongeot as Milady de Winter
• Perrette Pradier as Constance Bonacieux
• Georges Descrières as Athos
• Bernard Woringer as Porthos
• Jacques Toja as Aramis
• Jean Carmet as Planchet
• Guy Delorme as the Count De Rochefort
• Daniel Sorano as Cardinal Richelieu
• Françoise Christoph as ( Queen) Anne of Austria
• Robert Berri as M. Bonacieux
• Henri Nassiet as M. de Tréville
• Guy Tréjan as (King) Louis XIII
• Jacques Berthier as the Duke of Buckingham

Production

Filming locations included Bois de Boulogne, Château de Guermantes in Seine-et-Marne and Semur-en-Auxois (department Côte-d'Or).

Reception

"The Three Musketeers" was the sixth most watched movie at the French box office in 1961.^[2]