Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Lost Film: Les Mousquetaires de la reine (1903)

On June 13, 1903, the french silent film Les Mousquetaires de la reine, sold in the United States as The Queen's Musketeers and in Britain as The Musketeers of the Queen was released by Georges Méliès's company Star Film Company. It was numbered 460-461 in its catalogs. It's assumed that the film is now lost. It's believed to be based on Alexander Duma's novel The Three Musketeers. 

PLOT:

Before going to war with his neighbors the Kind reviews his men. The Queen's musketeers are young men considered the best. These young men maneuver in front of the King, Queen, and the Court performing the most difficult tactics.
 
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