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The Three Musketeers

- . . . One for All and All for Fun!

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.

Release Date : 1973-12-11

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Film Trust S.A.20th Century FoxAlexander, Michael and Ilya Salkind ProductionsEste FilmsTwickenham Film Studios

Production Country : SpainUnited KingdomUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : D’Artagnan

Original Name : Michael York

Gender : Male

Character Name : Athos

Original Name : Oliver Reed

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aramis

Original Name : Richard Chamberlain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Porthos / O'Reilly

Original Name : Frank Finlay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lady de Winter

Original Name : Faye Dunaway

Gender : Female

Character Name : Constance de Bonancieux

Original Name : Raquel Welch

Gender : Female

Character Name : Rochefort

Original Name : Christopher Lee

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anna of Austria

Original Name : Geraldine Chaplin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Louis XIII

Original Name : Jean-Pierre Cassel

Gender : Male

Character Name : M. Bonancieux

Original Name : Spike Milligan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cardinal Richelieu

Original Name : Charlton Heston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Duke of Buckingham

Original Name : Simon Ward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Treville

Original Name : Georges Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Planchet

Original Name : Roy Kinnear

Gender : Male

Character Name : D’Artagnan’s Father

Original Name : Joss Ackland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eugenie

Original Name : Sybil Danning

Gender : Female

Character Name : Felton

Original Name : Michael Gothard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kitty

Original Name : Nicole Calfan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Beatrice

Original Name : Gitty Djamal

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jussac

Original Name : Ángel del Pozo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spy

Original Name : Rodney Bewes

Gender : Male

Character Name : D’Artagnan’s Mother

Original Name : Gretchen Franklin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Assassin

Original Name : William Hobbs

Gender : Male

Character Name : 1st Musketeer

Original Name : Ben Aris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sea Captain

Original Name : Francis de Wolff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man in Small Carriage (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank Thornton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Various Roles (voice)

Original Name : John Bluthal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Treville (voice)

Original Name : Michael Hordern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Louis XIII (voice)

Original Name : Richard Briers

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-12-25

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!