The Three Musketeers
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.
Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Directed by Richard Lester
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
Charlton Heston
Cardinal Richelieu
Simon Ward
Duke of Buckingham
Georges Wilson
Treville
Roy Kinnear
Planchet
Joss Ackland
D’Artagnan’s Father
Sybil Danning
Eugenie
Production
The details
Release
1973
Runtime
106 min
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