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See [[TheThreeMusketeers here]] for more adaptations.

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* NotWhatItLooksLike: The Musketeers find Francesca in D'Artagnan's room (actually there delivering a secret mission from the Queen). When he has to tell them he can't help them because "there's something I must do" (said mission) they offer to wait outside.
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* {{Bowdlerize}}: Francesca is Monsieur Bonacieux's niece, instead of wife.

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* {{Bowdlerize}}: Francesca is Monsieur Bonacieux's niece, instead of wife.wife as in the novel.



* {{Expy}}: Febre is one for the depiction of Rochefort in the [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers1993 1993 film version]]. Rochefort himself is a separate character. He also takes on the role of Milady, both being Richelieu's ruthless assassin who turn out to be too dangerous to control.
* EyepatchOfPower: Febre wears one shaped more like a bandage.

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* {{Expy}}: Febre is one for the depiction of Rochefort in the [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers1993 1993 film version]]. Rochefort himself is a separate character.character, killed by Febre, ironically. He also takes on the role of Milady, both being Richelieu's ruthless assassin who turn out to be too dangerous to control.
* EyepatchOfPower: Febre wears one shaped more like a bandage. This continues the tradition of one of the villains wearing an eyepatch.

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* BloodKnight: When D'Artagnan is surprised at the stood-down Musketeers fighting amongst themselves in a bar brawl, he's simply told "A man has to fight ''someone''."

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When D'Artagnan is surprised at the stood-down Musketeers fighting amongst themselves in a bar brawl, he's simply told "A man has to fight ''someone''.""
** Febre is a darker version, killing targets against the Cardinal's explicit orders and stirring up a war pretty much for it's own sake.



* FrameUp: Febre and his men massacre a Spanish ambassador and his retinue and leaves a Musketeer tunic behind. Naturally, the King disbands the Musketeers.

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* FrameUp: Febre and his men massacre a Spanish ambassador and his retinue and leaves a Musketeer tunic behind. Naturally, the King disbands the Musketeers. His actual ''orders'' were for he and his men to wear the uniforms and just scare them, but Febre got bored...
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* XanatosSpeedChess: Richelieu tries to do this to compensate for Febre screwing up all his plans (taking a fairly neutral political maneuver to give the Cardinal more influence at court and turning it into a PretextForWar in the process), but eventually he just gives up and sides with D'Artagnan.
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* BloodKnight: When D'Artagnan is surprised at the stood-down Musketeers fighting amongst themselves in a bar brawl, he's simply told "A man has to fight ''someone''."
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* TakingTheBullet: Francesca for D'Artangnan in the climax. [[spoiler: she survives.]]
-->'''Francesca''': [[spoiler: I'm not dead, now please go kill him.]]
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''The Musketeer'' is a 2001 film directed by Peter Hyams, very loosely based on the classic adventure novel ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' by Creator/AlexandreDumas. It stars Creator/TimRoth, Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari and Justin Chambers as D'Artagnan.

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''The Musketeer'' is a 2001 film directed by Peter Hyams, Creator/PeterHyams, very loosely based on the classic adventure novel ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' by Creator/AlexandreDumas. It stars Creator/TimRoth, Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari and Justin Chambers as D'Artagnan.
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* BarBrawl: D'Artagnan stops at an inn to get breakfast where this breaks out. Rochefort is an observer instead of the one fighting D'Artagnan as in the book.

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* BarBrawl: On the road to Paris, D'Artagnan stops at an inn to get breakfast where this breaks out. Rochefort is an observer instead of the one fighting D'Artagnan as in the book.
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* BarFight: D'Artagnan and Planchet stop at an inn to get breakfast where this breaks out.Rochefort is an observer instead of the one fighting D'Artagnan as in the book.

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* BarFight: BarBrawl: D'Artagnan and Planchet stop stops at an inn to get breakfast where this breaks out.out. Rochefort is an observer instead of the one fighting D'Artagnan as in the book.
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* BarFight: D'Artagnan and Planchet stop at an inn to get breakfast where this breaks out.Rochefort is an observer instead of the one fighting D'Artagnan as in the book.

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* DragonInChief: Febre is TheDragon to Richelieu, but its he that D'artangan wants to kill. And given that Richelieu is just an AntiVillain and Febre a [[TheSociopath murderous sociopath]], Richelieu is inclined to allow it.

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* DragonInChief: Febre is TheDragon to Richelieu, but its he that D'artangan D'Artagnan wants to kill. And given that Richelieu is just an AntiVillain and Febre a [[TheSociopath murderous sociopath]], Richelieu is inclined to allow it.


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* MookLieutenant: Rochefort, who is demoted from being TheDragon as in other movie versions. When Febre breaks away from the Cardinal, he tries to stop him but only gets killed for his trouble.
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->'''Rochefort:''' Where did you learn your fighting style?

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->'''Rochefort:''' You have an interesting fighting style. Where did you learn your fighting style?acquire it?



->'''Rochefort:''' There, perhaps. Certainly not ''here.''

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->'''Rochefort:''' There, perhaps.Perhaps there. Certainly not ''here.''
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->'''Rochefort:''' Where did you learn your fighting style?
->'''D'Artagnan:''' Here and there.
->'''Rochefort:''' There, perhaps. Certainly not ''here.''
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* DeathByAdaptation: D'Artagnan's father, yet again.

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* DeathByAdaptation: D'Artagnan's father, yet again. And his mother too.
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* BillingDisplacement: Look at the poster up there. Catherine Deneuve, who plays the supporting role of Queen Ann, is billed first. That last name you see? In case you can't see it, it's Justin Chambers. Who ''plays the title role''.

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* {{Expy}}: Febre is one for the depiction of Rochefort in the [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers1993 1993 film version]]. Rochefort himself is a separate character.

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* DragonInChief: Febre is TheDragon to Richelieu, but its he that D'artangan wants to kill. And given that Richelieu is just an AntiVillain and Febre a [[TheSociopath murderous sociopath]], Richelieu is inclined to allow it.
* {{Expy}}: Febre is one for the depiction of Rochefort in the [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers1993 1993 film version]]. Rochefort himself is a separate character. He also takes on the role of Milady, both being Richelieu's ruthless assassin who turn out to be too dangerous to control.
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It also stands out among the many ''Three Musketeers'' movies by taking influence from the ''{{wuxia}}'' genre, giving D'Artagnan "exotic" Eastern-style ImplausibleFencingPowers and making him do insane Creator/JackieChan-style stunts - like a sword fight in a room full of ladders, or while hanging on ropes while scaling a tower. The fight choreography was handled by Xin-Xin Xiong, associate of director Tsui Hark.

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It also stands out among the many ''Three Musketeers'' movies by taking influence from the Chinese ''{{wuxia}}'' film genre, giving D'Artagnan "exotic" Eastern-style ImplausibleFencingPowers and making him do insane Creator/JackieChan-style stunts - like a sword fight in a room full of ladders, or while hanging on ropes while scaling a tower. The fight choreography was handled by Xin-Xin Xiong, associate of director Tsui Hark.
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''The Musketeer'' is a 2001 film directed by Peter Hyams, very loosely based on the classic adventure novel ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' by Creator/AlexandreDumas. It stars Creator/TimRoth, Catherine Denevue, Mena Suvari and Justin Chambers as D'Artagnan.

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''The Musketeer'' is a 2001 film directed by Peter Hyams, very loosely based on the classic adventure novel ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' by Creator/AlexandreDumas. It stars Creator/TimRoth, Catherine Denevue, Deneuve, Mena Suvari and Justin Chambers as D'Artagnan.
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* {{MacGyvering}}: The Musketeers attack a fuse to a ''wine cask'' and use it to blow open the door during a JailBreak.

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* {{MacGyvering}}: The Musketeers attack attach a fuse to a ''wine cask'' and use it to blow open the door during a JailBreak.
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It also stands out among the many ''Three Musketeers'' movies by taking influence from the ''{{wuxia}}'' genre, giving D'Artagnan "exotic" Eastern-style ImplausibleFencingPowers while everyone else fights conventional {{swashbuckler}}-style, and making him do insane Creator/JackieChan-style stunts - like a sword fight in a room full of ladders, or while hanging on ropes while scaling a tower. The fight choreography was handled by Xin-Xin Xiong, associate of director Tsui Hark.

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It also stands out among the many ''Three Musketeers'' movies by taking influence from the ''{{wuxia}}'' genre, giving D'Artagnan "exotic" Eastern-style ImplausibleFencingPowers while everyone else fights conventional {{swashbuckler}}-style, and making him do insane Creator/JackieChan-style stunts - like a sword fight in a room full of ladders, or while hanging on ropes while scaling a tower. The fight choreography was handled by Xin-Xin Xiong, associate of director Tsui Hark.

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It also stands out among the many ''Three Musketeers'' movies by taking influence from the ''{{wuxia}}'' genre, giving D'Artagnan "exotic" Eastern-style ImplausibleFencingPowers and making him do insane Creator/JackieChan-style stunts - like a sword fight in a room full of ladders, or while hanging on ropes while scaling a tower. The fight choreography was handled by Xin-Xin Xiong, associate of director Tsui Hark.

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It also stands out among the many ''Three Musketeers'' movies by taking influence from the ''{{wuxia}}'' genre, giving D'Artagnan "exotic" Eastern-style ImplausibleFencingPowers while everyone else fights conventional {{swashbuckler}}-style, and making him do insane Creator/JackieChan-style stunts - like a sword fight in a room full of ladders, or while hanging on ropes while scaling a tower. The fight choreography was handled by Xin-Xin Xiong, associate of director Tsui Hark.
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It also stands out among the many ''Three Musketeers'' movies by influenced by the ''{{wuxia}}'' genre, giving D'Artagnan "exotic" Eastern-style ImplausibleFencingPowers and making him do insane Creator/JackieChan-style stunts - like a sword fight in a room full of ladders, or while hanging on ropes while scaling a tower. The fight choreography was handled by Xin-Xin Xiong, associate of director Tsui Hark.

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It also stands out among the many ''Three Musketeers'' movies by influenced by taking influence from the ''{{wuxia}}'' genre, giving D'Artagnan "exotic" Eastern-style ImplausibleFencingPowers and making him do insane Creator/JackieChan-style stunts - like a sword fight in a room full of ladders, or while hanging on ropes while scaling a tower. The fight choreography was handled by Xin-Xin Xiong, associate of director Tsui Hark.
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* AxCrazy: Cardinal Richelieu's henchman Febre the Man in Black (Creator/TimRoth). To the point that Richelieu has to plead D'Artagnan to stop him by the end.

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* AxCrazy: Cardinal Richelieu's henchman Febre the Man in Black (Creator/TimRoth). To the point that Richelieu has to plead with D'Artagnan to stop him by the end.



* DamselInDistress: At the climax of the film Febre takes Francesca and the Queen hostage.

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* DamselInDistress: At the climax of the film Febre takes Francesca and the Queen hostage.hostage in a castle.
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It also stands out among the many ''Three Musketeers'' movies by influenced by the ''{{wuxia}}'' genre, giving D'Artagnan "exotic" ImplausibleFencingPowers and making him do insane Creator/JackieChan-style stunts. like a sword fight in a room full of ladders, or while hanging on ropes while scaling a tower. The fight choreography was handled by Xin-Xin Xiong, associate of director TsuiHark.

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It also stands out among the many ''Three Musketeers'' movies by influenced by the ''{{wuxia}}'' genre, giving D'Artagnan "exotic" Eastern-style ImplausibleFencingPowers and making him do insane Creator/JackieChan-style stunts. stunts - like a sword fight in a room full of ladders, or while hanging on ropes while scaling a tower. The fight choreography was handled by Xin-Xin Xiong, associate of director TsuiHark.
Tsui Hark.
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It also stands out among the many ''Three Musketeers'' movies by influenced by the ''{{wuxia}}'' genre, giving D'Artagnan "exotic" ImplausibleFencingPowers and making him do insane Creator/JackieChan-style stunts. like a sword fight in a room full of ladders, or while hanging on ropes while scaling a tower. The fight choreography was handled by Xin-Xin Xiong, associate of director Creator/TsuiHark.

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It also stands out among the many ''Three Musketeers'' movies by influenced by the ''{{wuxia}}'' genre, giving D'Artagnan "exotic" ImplausibleFencingPowers and making him do insane Creator/JackieChan-style stunts. like a sword fight in a room full of ladders, or while hanging on ropes while scaling a tower. The fight choreography was handled by Xin-Xin Xiong, associate of director Creator/TsuiHark.
TsuiHark.
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''The Musketeer'' is a 2001 film directed by Peter Hyams, loosely based on the classic adventure novel ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' by Creator/AlexandreDumas. It stars Creator/TimRoth, Catherine Denevue, Mena Suvari and Justin Chambers as D'Artagnan.

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''The Musketeer'' is a 2001 film directed by Peter Hyams, very loosely based on the classic adventure novel ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' by Creator/AlexandreDumas. It stars Creator/TimRoth, Catherine Denevue, Mena Suvari and Justin Chambers as D'Artagnan.



* AdaptationalBadass: D'Artagnan's servant Planchet becomes his mentor, FatherFigure and a pistol-packing GunNut who carries a ''cannon'' in his carriage.

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* AdaptationalBadass: D'Artagnan's servant Planchet becomes his mentor, FatherFigure father figure and a pistol-packing GunNut who carries a ''cannon'' in his carriage.
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''The Musketeer'' is a 2001 film directed by Peter Hyams, loosely based on the classic adventure novel ''Literature/TheThreeMusketeers'' by Creator/AlexandreDumas. It stars Creator/TimRoth, Catherine Denevue, Mena Suvari and Justin Chambers as D'Artagnan.

As the title indicates, this adaptation beefs up the role of the main protagonist D'Artagnan, resulting in less focus on him and the titular trio being TrueCompanions. The original plot is pretty much abandoned.

It also stands out among the many ''Three Musketeers'' movies by influenced by the ''{{wuxia}}'' genre, giving D'Artagnan "exotic" ImplausibleFencingPowers and making him do insane Creator/JackieChan-style stunts. like a sword fight in a room full of ladders, or while hanging on ropes while scaling a tower. The fight choreography was handled by Xin-Xin Xiong, associate of director Creator/TsuiHark.

See [[TheThreeMusketeers here]] for more adaptations.
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* AdaptationalBadass: D'Artagnan's servant Planchet becomes his mentor, FatherFigure and a pistol-packing GunNut who carries a ''cannon'' in his carriage.
* AdaptationNameChange: LoveInterest Constance Bonacieux becomes Francesca.
* AdaptedOut: The usual FemmeFatale, Milady de Winter.
* AxCrazy: Cardinal Richelieu's henchman Febre the Man in Black (Creator/TimRoth). To the point that Richelieu has to plead D'Artagnan to stop him by the end.
* {{Bowdlerize}}: Francesca is Monsieur Bonacieux's niece, instead of wife.
* DeathByAdaptation: D'Artagnan's father, yet again.
* DamselInDistress: At the climax of the film Febre takes Francesca and the Queen hostage.
* {{Expy}}: Febre is one for the depiction of Rochefort in the [[Film/TheThreeMusketeers1993 1993 film version]]. Rochefort himself is a separate character.
* EyepatchOfPower: Febre wears one shaped more like a bandage.
* EyeScream: Febre is blinded in one eye when he kills D'Artagnan's parents. D'Artagnan himself did it as a boy.
* FrameUp: Febre and his men massacre a Spanish ambassador and his retinue and leaves a Musketeer tunic behind. Naturally, the King disbands the Musketeers.
* LandingInSomeonesBathtub: In the same room, at least.
* {{MacGyvering}}: The Musketeers attack a fuse to a ''wine cask'' and use it to blow open the door during a JailBreak.
* StormingTheCastle: D'Artagnan goes off to rescue Francesca and the Queen all on his own, but the entire Musketeer corps shows up to help.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Porthos and Aramis, since Athos is DemotedToExtra. They're respectively FatAndSkinny.
* YouKilledMyFather: Febre made D'Artagnan an orphan.

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