Il Boia di Lilla (1952)

Original title

Il boia di Lilla

Directed by

Vittorio Cottafavi

Genre

drama, history, action, adventure

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

16

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a historical adventure film based on The Three Musketeers. It follows the musketeers and the character Milady through a story of intrigue and vengeance.

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What happens

Milady and the Musketeers (Italian: Il boia di Lilla, also known as Vengeance of the Musketeers and La vita avventurosa di Milady) is 1952 French-Italian historical adventure film directed by Vittorio Cottafavi and starring Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Lebon and Armando Francioli. It is based on the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, and was a popular success. The film's sets were designed by the art director Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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