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The Three Musketeers (1973) 7.3
A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three Musketeer friends. Director:Richard Lester |
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| Raquel Welch | ... | ||
| Richard Chamberlain | ... | ||
| Michael York | ... | ||
| Frank Finlay | ... | ||
| Christopher Lee | ... | ||
| Geraldine Chaplin | ... | ||
| Jean-Pierre Cassel | ... |
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Georges Wilson | ... | |
| Simon Ward | ... | ||
| Faye Dunaway | ... | ||
| Charlton Heston | ... | ||
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The young D'Artagnan arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a king's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men, Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, each of whom challenges him to a duel. D'Artagnan finds out they are musketeers and is invited to join them in their efforts to oppose Cardinal Richelieu, who wishes to increase his already considerable power over the king. D'Artagnan must also juggle affairs with the charming Constance Bonancieux and the passionate Lady De Winter, a secret agent for the cardinal. Written by Eric Sorensen <Eric_Sorensen@fc.mcps.k12.md.us>
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
29 March 1974 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Diamonds See more »Box Office
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SEK 1,305,775 (Sweden)Company Credits
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M. Bonancieux: And afterwards?
Rochefort: [coldly] Once in the Bastille, there is no afterwards.
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The Duke of Buckingham's billiard room and the long hall behind it at his English estate is a leftover set from Patton, it is also seen in The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge, where Milady and Buckingham speak about American Indians and also serves as a set of rooms in The Return of the Musketeers for a different character in France some 10 years after the action of the first two films. Also, the gown worn by Faye Dunaway during the Ball sequence at the end, is also the main gown worn by Jenny Agutter in The Man in the Iron Mask. See more »Goofs
During the fight in the laundry, one of the Swiss Guard threatens Athos with a pole. The Guardsman is bare-headed but a moment later, when he attacks, he is wearing his hat. See more »Quotes
Rochefort: This d'Artagnan... he lodges with you, does he not? We will find Monsieur d'Artagnan a suitable lodging in the Bastille for the time being.M. Bonancieux: And afterwards?
Rochefort: [coldly] Once in the Bastille, there is no afterwards.
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This film, and its sequel (filmed concurrently) is by far the best movie version of the Dumas novel ever produced. The cast is excellent. The sets and costumes are marvelous. The swordplay (and there is much) is possible some of the most realistic ever filmed. And it's the only Musketeer movie I am aware of in which the Musketeers actually use muskets. Authenticity seems to have been very important to the producers, as well as staying true to the novel.
Sadly a film like this wouldn't be made these days. First off the fighting would be "punched-up" with a lot of wire work. And of course Hollywood would change the story to eliminate much of the "sleeping around" characters do (today's movie heroes in this type of movie aren't usually sexually active). They would also provide some creative story editing so that a certain character who dies in the novel would survive so as to supply the requisite happy ending. Fortunately for us this version does not suffer that kind of revisionism.
If you're a fan of Dumas or just looking for a fun film with lots of realistic sword fighting then you won't want to miss this.