The Three Musketeers (1973)

Review: The Three Musketeers (1973)

Director: Richard Lester

Cast: Michael York, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Frank Finlay, Faye Dunaway,

Michael York
Michael York
Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed
Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain
Frank Finlay
Frank Finlay
Faye Dunaway
Faye Dunaway

Plot: 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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Richard Lester&#8217;s <i>Musketeers</i> (1973-74): Criterion Blu-ray review

Richard Lester’s Musketeers (1973-74): Criterion Blu-ray review

After his radical influence on film comedy in the 1960s, with movies like A Hard Day’s Night (1964), The Knack … and How to Get It (1965) and How I Won the War (1967), Richard Lester remade himself as a skilful creator of mainstream […]

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