# Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds (film)

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.

## Plot

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
### Original Spanish cast

* 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

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* 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

* 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

According 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. In April 2019, Apolo Films took over production of the film. The film was written by Doug Langdale and directed by Toni Garcia. The film was released in theaters under the title Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds. It was released on SVOD.
Claudio had been planning to make the movie since at least 2011, as BRB Internacional had been producing less TV series due to the proliferation of dedicated channels aimed at children and their early adoption of new technologies. Claudio, under the principel that cinema is the "audiovisual cathedral", decided to begin production, but there was a lack of money. After obtaining the necessary support from skilled professionals, funding arrived from from Televisión Española and Banco Santander. The female characters in the movie gained an increased role, with Milady being compared to Catwoman.
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.

## Release

In 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.
The film was released in the United Kingdom on June 25, 2021.
In 2022, Viva Pictures released the film on streaming services in North America, retitled The Dog Knight.

## Sequel television series

A new Dogtanian television series, titled Dogtanian, The Hero, is in development. It takes place after the events of the 2021 film.