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Title: THREE MUSKETEERS, the DE TRE MUSKATERER

Reference number: 7206

Date: 2006

Director: d. Janis Cimermanis

Producer: Maris Putnins, Bob Last,Peter Garde

Production company: Ink Animations, Film Studio Aboom, Zentropa Entertainments3

Sound: sound

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 78.00 mins

Description: This energetic, humorous and adventurous interpretation of the classic novel by Alexander Dumas tells us about the righteous young D’Artagnan who after being taught the art of fencing by his father for Paris to become one of King Louis 13th's musketeers. On his way to Paris his letter of introduction is stolen.

Arriving in Paris he at once offends the three musketeers Aramis, Porthos and Athos and has to duel with them one by one. The duel is interrupted by the Cardinal's guards who want to arrest the musketeers for illegal duelling. D’Artagnan sides with the musketeers and together they win this first battle and become friends.

Together they continue to fight against the power-hungry Cardinal and his guards, who want to compromise the King and the British Duke of Buckingham who is madly in love with the Queen. With the help of the musketeers and the beautiful Mrs Bonacieux, D’Artagnan manages to save the honour of the Queen, defeating the Cardinal finally becoming one of the King's musketeers

Credits: sc. Maris Putnins
art d. Maris Putnins
camera Evalds Lacis
m. Martins Brauns
animat. Dace Riduze, Inese Neija, Janis Cimermanis, Maris Brinkmanis, Vizma Bieza, Liene Riekstina, Rauls Senbergs

[following credits from BFI SIFT database

Voice
KOPERNIKUS CHRISTIANSEN, Nicolaj
Voice
BOM, Lars
Voice
HJORTSHØJ, Lars
Voice
GANTZLER, Peter

Director
CIMERMANIS, Janis
Director
FREDHOLM, Gert
Production Company
Zentropa Entertainments ApS
Production Company
Studio ABoom
Production Company
Ink Digital
Production Company
Latvias Nacionalais Kinematografijas Centrs
Production Company
Scottish Screen
Production Company
Glasgow Film Office
Production Company
Danske Filminstitut
Production Company
Eurimages Conseil de l'Europe
Production Company
Canal+
Production Company
Zoma Films UK
[International Sales]
Trust Film Sales ApS
Executive Producer
AALBÆK JENSEN, Peter
Executive Producer
HANSEN, Hans
Producer
PUTNINS, Maris
Producer
LAST, Bob
Producer
GARDE, Peter
Producer
OLSEN, Mikael
Screenplay
PUTNINS, Maris
Based on the novel by
DUMAS, Alexandre
Director of Photography
LACIS, Evalds
Animator
RIDUZE, Dace
Animator
NEIJA, Inese
Animator
CIMERMANIS, Janis
Animator
BRINKMANIS, Maris
Animator
BIEZA, Vizma
Animator
RIEKSTINA, Liene
Animator
SENSBERG, Rauls
Editor
MADSEN, Rasmus S.
Editor
LACIS, Evalds
Editor
CIMERMANIS, Janis
Production Designer
ROZLAPA, Dace
Sculptures
KIRSTEINA, Ilze
Puppet Maker
KARLINA, Lelde
Puppet Maker
KIRSTEINS, Eriks
Puppet Maker
GRASIS, Gints
Music
BRAUNS, Martins

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Shotlist: Reel 1
1616ft 17.14 mins

Reel 2
1811ft 19.19 mins

Reel 3
1516ft 16.10 mins

Reel 4
1469ft 15.40 mins

Reel 5
605ft 6.27 mins