The Three Musketeers

1973 107 min ★ 6.7 Action, Adventure, Romance

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.

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Cast

Michael York

D'Artagnan

Oliver Reed

Athos

Richard Chamberlain

Aramis

Frank Finlay

Porthos / O'Reilly

Faye Dunaway

Lady de Winter

Raquel Welch

Constance de Bonancieux

Christopher Lee

Rochefort

Geraldine Chaplin

Anna of Austria

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Louis XIII

Spike Milligan

M. Bonancieux

Details

Director

Richard Lester

Screenplay

George MacDonald Fraser

Tagline

". . . One for All and All for Fun!"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$4,500,000

Revenue

$22,018,000

Production

Film Trust S.A., Alexander, Michael and Ilya Salkind Productions, Este Films, Twickenham Film Studios

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

December 25, 2023

★ 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...