movie

1973 · Spain, United Kingdom, United States

The Three Musketeers

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 107 min
Age rating: PG
Language: English
Country: Spain, United Kingdom, United States
Violence: Mild

The story

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.

france
paris
france
based on novel or book
swordplay
fight
satire
dressmaker
louis xiii
sword fight
swordsman

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

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
Charlton Heston — Cardinal Richelieu
Simon Ward — Duke of Buckingham
Georges Wilson — Treville
Roy Kinnear — Planchet
Joss Ackland — D’Artagnan’s Father

Directed: Richard Lester
Written: George MacDonald Fraser

Production

Rating: 6.7 / 10 · 377 ratings
Studio: Film Trust S.A., Alexander, Michael and Ilya Salkind Productions, Este Films, Twickenham Film Studios

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

1973 · You’re here
The Three Musketeers
Where it starts.
The Four Musketeers
1974
The Return of the Musketeers
1989

If this stayed with you

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