The Four Musketeers (1936 film)

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The Four Musketeers
Directed by Carlo Campogalliani
Written by
Based on The Three Musketeers
1844 novel
by Alexandre Dumas
CinematographyLuigi Fiorio
Giovanni Vitrotti
Edited by Carlo Campogalliani
Music byEgidio Storaci
Production
company
Miniatura Film
Release date
1936
Running time
70 minutes
CountryItaly
Language Italian

The Four Musketeers (Italian: I quattro moschettieri) is a 1936 Italian adventure film directed by Carlo Campogalliani. It is based on the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas. It reportedly involved the use of three thousand Marionettes. [1]

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  1. Moliterno p.62

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