The Three Musketeers

Theater date: 1973-12-11

Blu-ray release date: N/A

Rated: N/A

6.76 (IMDB)

Genre: ActionAdventureRomance

Language: en

Status: Released

Length: 1h 47min

Languages:

English

Description:

In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.

Top Cast >

Michael York

As D'Artagnan

Oliver Reed

As Athos

Richard Chamberlain

As Aramis

Frank Finlay

As Porthos / O'Reilly

Faye Dunaway

As Lady de Winter

Raquel Welch

As Constance de Bonancieux

Christopher Lee

As Rochefort

Geraldine Chaplin

As Anna of Austria

Jean-Pierre Cassel

As Louis XIII

Spike Milligan

As M. Bonancieux

Charlton Heston

As Cardinal Richelieu

Simon Ward

As Duke of Buckingham

Georges Wilson

As Treville

Roy Kinnear

As Planchet

Joss Ackland

As D’Artagnan’s Father

Sybil Danning

As Eugenie

Michael Gothard

As Felton

Nicole Calfan

As Kitty

Gitty Djamal

As Beatrice

Ángel del Pozo

As Jussac

Rodney Bewes

As Spy

Gretchen Franklin

As D’Artagnan’s Mother

William Hobbs

As Assassin

Ben Aris

As 1st Musketeer

Francis de Wolff

As Sea Captain

Frank Thornton

As Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)

John Bluthal

As Various Roles (voice)

Michael Hordern

As Treville (voice)

Richard Briers

As Louis XIII (voice)

Top Crew >

Richard Lester

Director

Michel Legrand

Original Music Composer

John Victor-Smith

Editor

Alexandre Dumas

Novel

Brian Eatwell

Production Design

Yvonne Blake

Costume Design

Alexander Salkind

Producer

David Watkin

Director of Photography

George MacDonald Fraser

Screenplay

Alain Walker

Assistant Director

Francisco Prósper

Construction Coordinator

Roy Charman

Sound Mixer

Don Sharpe

Sound Editor

Ilya Salkind

Executive Producer

Wolfdieter von Stein

Associate Producer

Miriam Brickman

Casting

Enrique Esteban

Production Supervisor

Patricio Beltran Aparicio

Assistant Director

Eddie Fowlie

Property Master, Special Effects

Emilio Ardura

Set Dresser

Gerry Humphreys

ADR & Dubbing

Carmen Sánchez

Hairdresser

Ziggy Geike

Makeup Artist

John Lanzer

Property Buyer

Rafael Ablanque

Assistant Art Director

Simon Kaye

Sound Mixer

Francisco Bellot

General Manager

Michael Salkind

Executive Producer

José Antonio Sánchez

Makeup Artist

Clive Reed

First Assistant Director

Joaquín Parra

Stunt Coordinator

Pablo Pérez

Special Effects Coordinator

Brandy

Stunt Double

Peter Ewens

Camera Operator

Dusty Symonds

Assistant Director

Enrique de la Jara

Best Boy Electric

Manuela Iglesias

Wardrobe Assistant

Susan Germaine

Hairdresser

Charlene Roberson

Makeup Artist

Fernando González

Art Direction

Cristóbal Criado

Makeup Artist

Julián Martín

Scenic Artist

Pierre Spengler

Executive In Charge Of Production

Frank Elliott

Assistant Camera

Federico Gómez Grau

Still Photographer

Leslie Dilley

Art Direction

Kaye Pownall

Hairdresser

José María Alarcón

Assistant Art Director

Don Challis

Sound Editor

Francisco Gallardo

Gaffer

Luis Peña

Assistant Camera

Jean Zay

Costume Supervisor

George Rice

Boom Operator

Robin O'Donoghue

ADR & Dubbing

Ronald Anscombe

Assistant Camera

Paul Wilson

Camera Operator

May Routh

Costume Illustrator

Peter Holt

Assistant Editor

Alejandro Diges

Still Photographer

Haleen K. Holt

Costume Illustrator

Richard Hymns

Assistant Editor

Ann Skinner

Continuity

Ron Talsky

Costume Designer

Peter Boyle

Assistant Editor

Antonio Colmenar

Grip

Vincent Rossell

Still Photographer

Tom Buchanan

Boom Operator

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (7/10)

OK, so I never really did understand why Michael York succeeded, but here he makes for quite a decent "D'Artagnan". A country bumpkin who arrives in Paris determined to follow in his father's footsteps and join the king's musketeers. His first day is not auspicious, though. He ends up slated to fight three duels with "Athos" (Oliver Reed), "Porthos" (Frank Finlay) and 'Aramis" (Richard Chamberlain). Luckily the Cardinal's guard intervene and soon the four are "one for all....". "D'Artagnan" ends up lodging with the cowardly "Bonacieux" (Spike Milligan) and his unlikely bride "Constance" (Raquel Welch) who is a dressmaker to the Queen (Geraldine Chaplin) who is treading a dangerous line between her marriage to the King (Jean-Pierre Cassel) and her love of British Prime Minister, the Duke of Buckingham (Simon Ward). None of this is unknown to the shrewd Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston) who uses his two stalwarts "Rochefort" (Christopher Lee) and "Milady" (Faye Dunaway) to lay a trap that will rid him of not just the Queen, but also discredit the musketeers and leave the king squarely in his pocket! Tongues are firmly in cheeks here as this enjoyable adventure picks up pace from the get-go and with loads of characterful contributions from Milligan, the long-suffering "Planchet" (Roy Kinnear) and, personally, the always good value Frank Finlay. There's loads of lighthearted comedy, some pithy dialogue and all-in-all everyone looks like they are having a good time swashing and buckling, manoeuvring, seducing, plotting, swilling copious amounts of wine and... Funnily enough, it's actually Heston who comes across more the Thespian amongst the cast - his being the more earnest role, but Reed and Lee are up for the lark, and I was too. Enjoyable stuff, this!

2023-12-25