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Die drei Musketiere

Original title: The Three Musketeers
  • 1973
  • 12
  • 1h 46m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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Charlton Heston, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway, Oliver Reed, and Michael York in Die drei Musketiere (1973)
A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three Musketeer friends.
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A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three Musketeer friends.A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three Musketeer friends.A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three Musketeer friends.

  • Director
    • Richard Lester
  • Writers
    • George MacDonald Fraser
    • Alexandre Dumas
  • Stars
    • Oliver Reed
    • Raquel Welch
    • Richard Chamberlain
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Richard Lester
    • Writers
      • George MacDonald Fraser
      • Alexandre Dumas
    • Stars
      • Oliver Reed
      • Raquel Welch
      • Richard Chamberlain
    • 109User reviews
    • 53Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 5 BAFTA Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Photos69

    Frank Finlay, Richard Chamberlain, and Ilya Salkind on the set on THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973)
    Ilya Salkind, Richard Lester, and Charlton Heston on the set of THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973)
    Ilya Salkind and Richard Lester on the set of THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973)
    Faye Dunaway and Ilya Salkind on the set of THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973).
    Oliver Reed and Ilya Salkind on the set of THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973)
    Raquel Welch and Ilya Salkind on the set of THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973).
    Ilya Salkind with Michael York and his wife Pat at the premiere of THE THREE MUSKETEERS (1973)
    Die drei Musketiere (1973)
    Die drei Musketiere (1973)
    Die drei Musketiere (1973)
    Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Michael York, and Frank Finlay in Die drei Musketiere (1973)
    Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Michael York, and Frank Finlay in Die drei Musketiere (1973)

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    Oliver Reed
    Oliver Reed
    • Athos
    Raquel Welch
    Raquel Welch
    • Constance de Bonacieux
    Richard Chamberlain
    Richard Chamberlain
    • Aramis
    Michael York
    Michael York
    • D'Artagnan
    Frank Finlay
    Frank Finlay
    • Porthos…
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Rochefort
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Queen Anna
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    • King Louis XIII
    • (as Jean Pierre Cassel)
    Spike Milligan
    Spike Milligan
    • M. Bonacieux
    Roy Kinnear
    Roy Kinnear
    • Planchet
    Georges Wilson
    Georges Wilson
    • Treville
    Simon Ward
    Simon Ward
    • Duke of Buckingham
    Faye Dunaway
    Faye Dunaway
    • Milady
    Charlton Heston
    Charlton Heston
    • Cardinal Richelieu
    Joss Ackland
    Joss Ackland
    • D'Artagnan's Father
    Nicole Calfan
    Nicole Calfan
    • Kitty
    Michael Gothard
    Michael Gothard
    • Felton
    Sybil Danning
    Sybil Danning
    • Eugenie
    • Director
      • Richard Lester
    • Writers
      • George MacDonald Fraser
      • Alexandre Dumas
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Oliver Reed was severely injured and almost died when he was stabbed in the throat during the windmill duel scene.
    • Goofs
      Richelieu refers to Buckingham as the Prime Minister of England. However, the title was not adopted until the early 1700s, and even then was an unofficial name for the First Lord of the Treasury. It was not until 1937 that it was enshrined in law as the title of the Head of Government. Although Buckingham was undoubtedly one of the most powerful members of the English Court, he had no formal position as such, as there was no equivalent of a Prime Minister: the King himself was regarded as the Head of Government as well as Head of State.
    • Quotes

      Cardinal Richelieu: Who is the man that accuses you?

      Bonacieux: [Rochefort enters and Bonacieux points at him] That! That is the man!

      Count Rochefort: Take him away.

      Bonacieux: That is *not* the man!

    • Connections
      Edited into Die vier Musketiere (1974)

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    10/10
    The best Three Musketeers ever.
    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.
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    • mvario
    • Nov 3, 2004

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    • Release date
      • December 21, 1973 (West Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Spain
    • Official site
      • StudioCanal International (France)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Three Musketeers
    • Filming locations
      • Summer Palace, Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain(The Louvre)
    • Production companies
      • Alexander, Michael and Ilya Salkind Productions
      • Film Trust S.A.
      • Este Films
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    • Budget
      • $4,500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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