Scott Schultz wrote: >> Are there versions where Constance survives? >> >> > > The aforementioned Disney effort is one. For the life of me I don't remember a Disney version. Just as well. > If I remember correctly, the > Michael York version likewise had Constance alive at the end, but > that one led into a sequel so they may have corrected it in The Four > Musketeers. I wasn't ever inspired enough to actually watch the > sequel so I don't really know if it was an extension of the first, an > adaptation of 20 Years After or something else entirely. This wonderful adaptation attempted to be true to the novel - so much so that it could not be cut to movie length. So they split it into two movies. The cast sued to be paid for two movies, but I don't remember the result of that. I like this version better than the Gene Kelley version even if his acrobatics were fun to watch. The typical movie is long enough for something like a 110 page novel. I just bought the DvD of _Master and Commander, Far side of the World_ and am interested in seeing how successful it was.