The Three Musketeers (1993)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Stephen Herek

Writers (WGA):

Alexandre Dumas père (novel)
David Loughery (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 November 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | History | Romance

Tagline:

They're Scoundrels, Playboys, Outlaws . . . The Greatest Heroes Who Ever Lived.

Plot:

The three best of the disbanded Musketeers - Athos, Porthos, and Aramis - join a young hotheaded would-be-Musketeer...

Plot Keywords:

Cardinal | King | Mission | Corrupt Priest | Corps Spirit

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Aramis
Kiefer Sutherland	...	Athos
Chris O'Donnell	...	D'Artagnan
Oliver Platt	...	Porthos
Tim Curry	...	Cardinal Richelieu
Rebecca De Mornay	...	Milady
Gabrielle Anwar	...	Queen Anne
Michael Wincott	...	Rochefort
Paul McGann	...	Girard / Jussac
Julie Delpy	...	Constance
Hugh O'Conor	...	King Louis
Christopher Adamson	...	Henri
Philip Tan	...	Parker
Erwin Leder	...	Peasant
Axel Anselm	...	Musketeer
Bruno Thost	...	Seneschal #1
Oliver Hoppa	...	Seneschal #2
Emma Moore	...	Damsel
Herbert Fux	...	Innkeeper
Nichola Cordey	...	Barmaid
Sebastian Eckhardt	...	Armand de Winter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Lane Cooper	...	Executioner (uncredited)
Maria Ford	...	Wench (uncredited)
Christopher Leonard	...	Cardinalguard (uncredited)
Christoph Leonhardt	...	Cardinalguard (uncredited)
Lubomir Misak	...	Girard's brother (uncredited)

Directed by
Stephen Herek

Writing credits (WGA)
Alexandre Dumas père		(novel "Les trois mousquetaires") (as Alexandre Dumas)
David Loughery		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jon Avnet	....	executive producer
Roger Birnbaum	....	producer
Ned Dowd	....	co-producer
Jordan Kerner	....	executive producer
Joe Roth	....	producer
William W. Wilson III	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Michael Kamen

Cinematography by
Dean Semler

Film Editing by
John F. Link

Casting by
Sharon Bialy

Production Design by
Wolf Kroeger

Art Direction by
Hertha Hareiter		(as Herta Hareiter-Pischinger)
Richard Holland		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Florian Brandt
Bruno Cesari

Costume Design by
John Mollo

Makeup Department
David LeRoy Anderson	....	makeup artist: Mr. Sheen (as David Anderson)
Lynda Armstrong	....	assistant makeup artist (as Linda Armstrong)
Paul Engelen	....	chief makeup artist
Eithne Fennel	....	hair: second unit (as Ethne Fenell)
Monika Fischer-Vorauer	....	assistant makeup artist
Werner Höfling	....	assistant makeup artist
Colin Jamison	....	chief hairdresser
Jan Jamison	....	assistant hairdresser
Ann Masterson	....	makeup artist: Ms. De Mornay
Michaela Oppl	....	assistant hairdresser
Michaela Oppl	....	assistant makeup artist
Lisa Tomblin	....	hair stylist
Adolf Uhrmacher	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Arie Bohrer	....	unit manager: Austria
Linda Bruce	....	unit production manager
Eduard Meisel	....	unit manager: Austria (as Edi Meisel)
Rebekah Rudd	....	post-production supervisor
Ernst G. Vogl	....	assistant unit manager: Austria
Stefan Zürcher	....	production manager: second unit (as Stefan Zurcher)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Simon Board	....	third assistant director: second unit, Austria
Lee Cleary	....	second assistant director
José Luis Escolar	....	additional second assistant director (as Jose Luis Escolar)
Paul Gray	....	third assistant director: Austria
Carl Lawrence Ludwig	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Carl Ludwig)
Michael D. Moore	....	second unit director (as Micky Moore)
Norman Patocka	....	third assistant director: Austria
David Tomblin	....	first assistant director
Jeremy Willis	....	third assistant director: UK
Stefan Zürcher	....	assistant director: second unit (as Stefan Zurcher)

Art Department
Andrew Ackland-Snow	....	draughtsman
John Blakeley	....	sculptor
Frederico Brasca	....	assistant set decorator: Austria
Reg Bream	....	draftsman (as Reginald Bream)
Stephen Bream	....	draftsman
William Bush	....	supervising plasterer (as William Stephen Bush)
Kelvin Carter	....	construction foreman
Frederick Crawford	....	supervising rigger (as Fred Crawford)
Joe Dipple	....	props: second unit, UK
John Field	....	supervising rigger
Geoffrey Brian Grant	....	supervising plasterer (as Brian Grant)
Peter Hancock	....	property master
Darren Hayward	....	supervising carpenter
Michael Hayward	....	construction foreman
Robert Hill	....	supervising stand-by props: Austria
Gordon Izod	....	supervising plasterer
Reginald Keywood	....	construction foreman
Neil Lamont	....	art director: UK
Michael Law	....	construction foreman
Maxie McDonald	....	supervising dressing props: Austria (as Philip 'Maxi' McDonald)
Dave Midson	....	supervising dressing props: Austria (as David Midsom)
John Paterson	....	construction coordinator
Eric Regan	....	supervising painter
Denis Rich	....	sketch artist
Denis Rich	....	storyboard artist
Tony Rimmington	....	draftsman (as Anthony Rimmington)
Steven Sallybanks	....	scenic artist
Domenico Sica	....	assistant set decorator
Domenico Sica	....	draftsman: Austria
Johannes Slapa	....	prop buyer: Austria (as Hannes Slapa)
Derrick Smith	....	scenic supervisor
Stuart Smith	....	sculptor
Gunther Thurner	....	assistant art director
David Wescott	....	supervising painter
Paul Wescott	....	supervising painter

Sound Department
Carmen Baker	....	assistant sound editor (as Carmen Hocson)
Kevin Bartnof	....	foley artist (as Kevin Bartnoff)
Jeff Bushelman	....	sound editor
Desmond Cannon	....	adr assistant (as Desmond R. Cannon)
Paul Timothy Carden	....	sound editor
Colin Charles	....	sound mixer
Tim Chau	....	sound designer
Tim Chau	....	supervising sound editor
Gail Clark Burch	....	adr editor (as Gale Clark)
L. Davies	....	sound editor
David DeGeus	....	adr assistant (as Dave DeGeus)
Heinz Ebner	....	sound mixer: second unit
Jerry Edemann	....	assistant sound editor
Louis L. Edemann	....	sound editor
Richard C. Franklin	....	sound designer (as Rick Franklin)
Richard C. Franklin	....	supervising sound editor (as Rick Franklin)
Albert Gasser	....	sound editor
Armond Ghzanian	....	digital sound assistant
Eric Gotthelf	....	foley mixer
Torsten Heinemann	....	cableman: Austria
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Hilda Hodges	....	foley artist
Andrea Horta	....	adr editor
David J. Hudson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Doug Jackson	....	sound editor
William Jacobs	....	sound editor
Nils C. Jensen	....	sound editor
Helmut Junker	....	sound mixer: second unit
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
David Kern	....	sound editor
Herbert Koller	....	sound mixer: second unit
Gary Krivacek	....	sound editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Steve Mann	....	sound editor
Mel Metcalfe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mel Neiman	....	additional sound processing
David Pearson	....	boom operator
Terry Porter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jörg Priesner	....	cableman: Austria (as Jorg Priesner)
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Philip J. Slattery	....	apprentice sound editor (as Phil J. Slattery)
Thomas Whiting	....	adr supervisor (as Tom Whiting)
Kerry Dean Williams	....	sound editor
Tim Worth	....	cableman: UK
Daniel Yale	....	sound editor (as Daniel Evan Yale)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Norman Baillie	....	senior special effects technician: UK
Steve Crawley	....	special effects wire supervisor
Dave Eltham	....	special effects technician
Terry Glass	....	senior special effects technician
Steve Hamilton	....	senior special effects technician
David Harris	....	special effects supervisor
Jude Harris	....	special effects technician
Ron Hone	....	senior special effects technician
Peter Pickering	....	senior special effects technician
Richard Richtsfeld	....	senior special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Howard Burdick	....	head of digital imagery
Heather Davis	....	compositor
Karen deJong	....	digital matte artist (as Karen de Jong)
Dan Deleeuw	....	technical director (as Dan DeLeeuw)
Mark Galvin	....	head of production (as Mark M. Galvin)
Ronald Longo	....	compositor
Derrick Mitchell	....	visual effects editor
Eric O. Schusterman	....	visual effects assistant editor (as Eric Schusterman)
Robert Scifo	....	digital matte artist
Robert Stadd	....	visual effects producer
Melissa Taylor	....	production manager
Blaine Kennison	....	compositor (uncredited)
John Murrah	....	roto artist (uncredited)
William Powloski	....	motion control (uncredited)
Olivier Sarda	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Roy Alon	....	stunts (as Roy Allon)
Craig Appel	....	sword stunts
Brian Bowes	....	stunts
Gerry Crampton	....	stunts
Simon Crane	....	stunts
Graeme Crowther	....	stunts (as Graeme G. Crowther)
Vladimir 'Furdo' Furdik	....	stunts
Nick Gillard	....	stunts
Paul Heasman	....	stunts (as Paul Heaseman)
Mark Henson	....	stunts
Nick Hobbs	....	stunts
Peter Hric	....	stunts
Paul Jennings	....	stunts
Gustáv Kyselica	....	stunts
John Lees	....	stunts
Tom Lucy	....	stunts
Branislav Martinak	....	utility stunts
Sean McCabe	....	stunts
Jim McConnell	....	stunt double: Kiefer Sutherland (as Jimmy McConnell)
Wayne Michaels	....	stunts
Lubomir Misak	....	utility stunts
Dinny Powell	....	stunts
Gary Powell	....	stunts
Lee Sheward	....	stunts
Mark Southworth	....	stunts
Dan Speaker	....	stunt double: Charlie Sheen
Terry Walsh	....	stunts
Paul Weston	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Whyment	....	stunts
Nick Wilkinson	....	stunts
Mark Henson	....	stunt double: Oliver Platt (uncredited)
Jim McConnell	....	stunt double: Mr. O'Donnell (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Neil Brown	....	clapper/loader: "b" camera, UK
Neil Brown	....	clapper/loader: "b" camera, second unit, UK
Tom Brown	....	best boy: UK (as Tommy Brown)
Tom Brown	....	gaffer: second unit, UK (as Tommy Brown)
Dwight Campbell	....	gaffer
Frank Connor	....	still photographer
Mark Davison	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Lisa J. Feitelberg	....	clapper/loader: "a" camera
Willy Fleischhacker	....	best boy electric (as Willi Fleischhacker)
Birgit Gudjonsdottir	....	focus puller: "b" camera, second unit
Graham Hall	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Kim Heath	....	best boy grip
Cedric James	....	focus puller: "b" camera, second unit, UK
Dennis Kington	....	Steadicam operator: second unit (as Denis Kington)
Dennis Kington	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit (as Denis Kington)
Clive Mackey	....	focus puller: "a" camera, second unit
Rexford L. Metz	....	cameraman: second unit (as Rex Metz)
Nic Milner	....	focus puller: "b" camera, UK (as Nick Milner)
John Murphy	....	dolly grip
Mark O'Kane	....	Steadicam operator
Mark O'Kane	....	camera operator: "a" camera
William 'Bear' Paul	....	key grip
Dominick Reyntiens	....	video assist operator
Reno Rieger	....	video operator
Andy Ryan	....	best boy electric
Andy Ryan	....	gaffer: second unit
Werner Schindlauer	....	clapper/loader: "b" camera, second unit
Nigel Seal	....	clapper/loader: "a" camera, second unit, UK
Thomas Zickler	....	clapper/loader: "a" camera, second unit, UK

Casting Department
Sharon Bialy	....	casting consultant
Lucky Englander	....	casting: Austria & Germany
Fritz Fleischhacker	....	casting: Austria & Germany
Debi Manwiller	....	casting consultant
Richard Pagano	....	casting consultant (as Rik Pagano)
Jeremy Zimmerman	....	casting: UK (as Jeremy Zimmermann)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fabrizio Caracciolo	....	costume coordinator (as Fabrizio Caracciolo di Brienza)
Waltraud Freitag	....	wardrobe supervisor
Janet Lucas-Wakely	....	wardrobe mistress (as Janet Lucas Wakely)
Michele Moerth	....	wardrobe: second unit (as Michele Morth)
Barbara Rutter	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Lyle Mayer	....	second assistant editor
Andreas Prochaska	....	second assistant editor (as Andy Prohaska)
Patrick Rand	....	first assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Richard Villa	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Chris Boardman	....	orchestrations
Christopher Brooks	....	supervising music editor (as Christopher S. Brooks)
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrations
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrations
Ira Hearshen	....	orchestrations
Michael Kamen	....	orchestrations
Randy Kerber	....	orchestrations
Michael McCuistion	....	orchestrations (as Mike McCuistion)
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music recording consultant (as Steve McLaughlin)
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrations
Larry Rench	....	orchestrations
Lolita Ritmanis	....	orchestrations
William Ross	....	orchestrations
Michael T. Ryan	....	music editor
Sally Stevens	....	vocal contractor
Brad Warnaar	....	orchestrations
Patti Zimmitti	....	orchestra contractor
Chris Boardman	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Andreas Angerer	....	action vehicles: Austria
Gerry Gore	....	transport manager: UK
Daniel Keberle	....	driver
Adolf Nurschinger	....	action vehicles: Austria
Fritz Parrer	....	action vehicles: Austria
Gerhard Rupp	....	transport manager
Rudolf Schnogl	....	transportation captain (as Rudi Schinogl)
Richard Wagner	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Bob Anderson	....	sword master
Andreas Angerer	....	weapons coordinator: Austria
Simon Atherton	....	armorer
Jim Bolden	....	physical trainer (as Jim Boldin)
Francie Brown	....	dialogue coach (as Frances Brown)
Irena Butcher	....	location accountant: UK
Bill Darby	....	location manager: UK
Teresa Darby	....	assistant location manager: UK (as Teresa Hidalgo)
R.H. Davies	....	marine coordinator
Lisa Davis	....	assistant: Mr. Sheen
Deirdre De Tappan	....	assistant: Mr. Herek
Ceri Evans	....	script supervisor: second unit (as Ceri Cooper)
Simon Fraser	....	production assistant: UK
Carl S. Griffin	....	production accountant (as Carl Griffin)
Mark Ivie	....	fencing assistant
Sally Jones	....	script supervisor
Kurt Werner 'Mingo' Krusche	....	assistant location manager: Austria (as Kurt W. 'Mingo' Krusche)
Katie Ladyko	....	assistant: Mr. Birnbaum
Michael Lichtenegger	....	shipping coordinator
David Linck	....	unit publicist
Burke Mattsson	....	title design
Della Moore	....	second assistant accountant
Fritz Muller	....	animal handler: Austria
Adolf Nurschinger	....	weapons coordinator: Austria
Henrietta Odelga	....	computer operator: Austria
Fritz Parrer	....	weapons coordinator: Austria
Hannes Patry	....	assistant location accountant: Austria
Kim Plant	....	assistant: Mr. Roth
Helga Ploiner	....	location accountant: Austria (as Helga Patry-Ploiner)
Lisa Rodgers	....	post production coordinator
Lothar Scherpe	....	assistant location manager: Austria
Bernhard Schmatz	....	location manager: Austria
Tony Smart	....	horse master
Daniela Stibitz	....	unit coordinator: Austria
Lucinda Sturgis	....	production coordinator: UK
Gabrielle Tana	....	assistant to co-producers (as Gabriella Tana)
Michaela Tanzler	....	nurse: Austria
Trixi Waizenauer	....	production coordinator: Austria
Laurie Woken	....	first assistant accountant
Gerhard Wolfgang	....	office production assistant: Austria
Jesse Merz	....	market researcher (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Pictures (presents)
• Caravan Pictures (in association with)
• Wolfgang Odelga Filmproduktion GmbH (produced in co-operation with)
• Vienna Film Financing Fund (produced in co-operation with) (as Vienna Film Financing Fund/City of Vienna)
• One for All Productions

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures Distribution (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Buena Vista International (GBVI) (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• C.B. Films (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1996) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Home Video (1994) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Dream Quest Images (matte paintings)

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Imaging  titles and opticals
• Buena Vista Sound  re-recorded by
• Cherokee Studios  music recorded at
• Christian Ploiner, GmbH  catering: Austria
• Davis & Zimmerman  casting: UK (as Davis & Zimmermann)
• Eastman Film  produced and distributed on
• Hollywood Records  soundtrack available on
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex® Camera by (as Panavision®)
• Segue Music  music editing
• Set Meals  catering: UK
• Square Sail Shipyard Ltd.  ship supplier
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  score recorded at (as Todd AO Scoring Stage)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Austria | UK | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:14 (original rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12 | Germany:16 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:PG | USA:PG (NO. 32734)

Filming Locations:

Boconnoc, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, England, UK

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell and Oliver Platt all endured six weeks of fencing and riding lessons. Charlie Sheen had to miss all this out as he was then embroiled in the filming of Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993).

Goofs:

Continuity: In the final fight between D'Artagnian and Rocheforte, D'Atagnian stabs Rocheforte on the left side of the row of buttons, five buttons down. We cut away to D'Artagnians face and in the next shot, the sword is on the right side of the row of buttons, three buttons down.

Quotes:

[after finding out his student is married]
Aramis: We must pray for our sins.
[husband busts in and fires]
Aramis: On second thought, God's often busy.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? (1995) (TV)

Soundtrack:

All For Love

Excellent performances

I particularly liked the evil performances of Rochefort (Michael Wincott) and Cardinal (Tim Curry). The rest of the cast includes plenty of A-list types such as Keifer Sutherland, Charlie Sheen, Oliver Platt, Rebecca DeMornay, Gabriel Anwar, and Chris O'Donnell. There are more great one-liners in this movie than a Clint Eastwood film, a Sean Connery film, and a Arnold Schwarzenegger film combined. This movie is definately worth seeing and worth owning. Again, Tim Curry and Michael Wincott's performances really do it for me. Evil!