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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.
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- CinemaSerfon TMDB · Dec 20237/10
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 t
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Cast
- Michael YorkD'Artagnan
- Oliver ReedAthos
- Richard ChamberlainAramis
- Frank FinlayPorthos / O'Reilly
- Faye DunawayLady de Winter
- Raquel WelchConstance de Bonancieux
- Christopher LeeRochefort
- Geraldine ChaplinAnna of Austria
- Jean-Pierre CasselLouis XIII
- Spike MilliganM. Bonancieux
Crew
- Richard LesterDirector
- George MacDonald FraserScreenplay
- Alexandre DumasNovel
- David WatkinDirector of Photography
- Michel LegrandOriginal Music Composer
- John Victor-SmithEditor
- Alexander SalkindProducer
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