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The Three Musketeers (1916)

The Three Musketeers poster
Directed by
Charles Swickard
Genre
silent film, adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 03m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man joins three royal guards in 17th century France. They get into sword fights and political intrigue to protect the queen.

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What happens

Originally released under the title D'Artagnan, The Three Musketeers is a 1916 American silent adventure film directed by Charles Swickard and starring Orrin Johnson, Dorothy Dalton, and Louise Glaum. It is an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' 1844 novel The Three Musketeers. Prints survive of this film, with one existing in the George Eastman House. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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