Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (Spanish: D'Artacán y los Tres Mosqueperros), known as The Dog Knight in North America, is a 2021 Spanish animated adventure comedy film directed by Toni García and written by Doug Langdale, based on the 1981 television series of the same name, in turn adapted from Alexandre Dumas' 1844 story of d'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers. The film is produced by Apolo Films (BRB Internacional's cinema studio) and Cosmos Maya.
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| Spanish | D'Artacán y los Tres Mosqueperros |
| Directed by | Toni García |
| Screenplay by | Doug Langdale |
| Based on | Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds |
| Music by | Manel Gil-Inglada |
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| Distributed by | A Contracorriente Films |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | Spain |
| Language | Spanish |
| Box office | $3.1 million[1] |
Plot
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Young swordsman Dogtanian dreams of joining the legendary Muskehounds. After proving his ability and earning their trust, he and the Muskehounds must battle the wicked Cardinal Richelieu to defend the King and stop the villain's plot to seize power while contending with Richelieu's minion Milady de Winter.
Cast
editOriginal Spanish cast
edit- Miguel Ángel Pérez as D’Artacan, Pom
- Eduardo Jover as Padre D’Artacan
- Gloria Cámara as Madra D’Artacan and Dama de la Reina
- Antonio Ramírez as Rofty, Guardia del Cardenal, and Contrabandistas
- Ana Esther Alborg as Juliette
- Ana María Marí as Milady de Winter
- Luis Bajo as Conde de Rochefort
- Carlos Kaniowsky as Treville
Catalan cast
editSource[2]
- Ivan Labanda as D’Artacan
- Raúl Llorens as Amis
- José Posada as Pontos
- Santi Lorenz as Dogos
- Eduardo Jover as D’Artacan's father
- Núria Trifol as Juliette
- Joan Carles Gustems as Richelieu
- José Luis Mediavilla as Pom
- Domènech Farell as Widimir
- Alicia Laorden as Milady de Winter
- Juan Antonio Bernal as Rochefort
- Jordi Boixaderas as Treville
- Pep Anton Muñoz as King Louis XIII
- Alfonso Vallés as Captain Bloodhound
English dub
edit- Tomás Ayuso as Dogtanian
- Scott Cleverdon as Dogtanian's father, Captain Bloodhound, Parisian #1, Aristocrat #1
- Elisabeth Gray as Dogtanian's mother, Milady, Parrot, Lady-in-Waiting, Flower Girl, Parisian #2, Aristocrat #2, Children
- Miguel Ángel Pérez as Sandy, Muskehound #2, Cardinal's Guard #3, Smuggler #3
- Robbie K. Jones as Pip, Treville
- Karina Piper as Juliette, Queen Anne of Austria
- W. Blair Holmes as Rochefort
- Stephen Hughes as Porthos, Anthos, Richelieu, Muskehound #1, Cardinal's Guard #2, Palace Servants, Dubois, Parisian #3, Aristocrat #3, Capitan of the Lis D'or, Smuggler #2
- Julio Perillán as Aramis, King Louis XIII
- Jess Espinoza as Widimir, Cardinal's Guard #1, Smuggler #1
Production
editAccording to their main website, BRB Internacional was planning a new feature-length CGI film to be released in 2016, but was delayed for unknown reasons.[3][4] In April 2019, Apolo Films took over production of the film.[5] The film was written by Doug Langdale and directed by Toni Garcia.[6] The film was released in theaters under the title Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds.[7] It was released on SVOD.
The film maintains the original series opening main theme tune composed by Guido and Maurizio De Angelis. Additionally, they have composed new songs for the film.[8]
Release
editIn Spain, it was originally slated for an opening in theatres on January 22, 2021 but its release was postponed to August 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
The film was released in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2021.[11]
In 2022, Viva Pictures released the film on streaming services in North America, retitled The Dog Knight.
Sequel television series
editA new Dogtanian television series, titled Dogtanian, The Hero, is in development. It takes place after the events of the 2021 film.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 13 April 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
- ^ "Fitxa de doblatge D'artacán I Els Tres Gosqueters". www.eldoblatge.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "DOGTANIAN AND THE THREE MUSKEHOUNDS | BRB Internacional". Brb.es. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ "Mili Productions". Mili Pictures Worldwide. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (23 April 2019). "Apolo Films Kicks Off 'Dogtanian' Production". Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Ramachandran, Naman (11 February 2020). "'Dogtanian' Animated Feature In The Works from Cosmos-Maya, Apolo (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ^ Brew, Simon (29 September 2020). "Dogtanian & The Three Muskehounds: the first movie trailer". Film Stories. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ Brew, Simon (3 November 2020). "Dogtanian movie: what's happening to the theme tune?". Film Stories. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- ^ Jiménez, Jesús (16 September 2020). "RTVE.es estrena el teaser tráiler de 'D'Artacán y los tres Mosqueperros'". RTVE.es (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ García, Alejandra (15 August 2021). "'D'Artacán y los tres mosqueperros' – estreno en cines 18 de agosto". audiovisual451.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Dogtanian & the Three Muskehounds: The UK movie trailer". 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 13 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Dogtanian, The Hero". Archived from the original on 25 September 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.