The Three Musketeers (1973)

Director:

Richard Lester

Writers:

Alexandre Dumas père (novel)
George MacDonald Fraser (screenplay)

Release Date:

29 marzo 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Frase comercial:

. . . One for All and All for Fun!

Plot:

A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and intrigue with three Musketeer friends.

Plot Keywords:

Duel | Sequel Mentioned During End Credits | Cardinal | Fireworks | Mistress

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

The best of breed

Cast

Oliver Reed	...	Athos
Raquel Welch	...	Constance de Bonacieux
Richard Chamberlain	...	Aramis
Michael York	...	D'Artagnan
Frank Finlay	...	Porthos
Christopher Lee	...	Rochefort
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Anna of Austria
Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Louis XIII
Spike Milligan	...	M. Bonacieux
Roy Kinnear	...	Planchet
Georges Wilson	...	Treville
Simon Ward	...	Duke of Buckingham
Faye Dunaway	...	Lady de Winter
Charlton Heston	...	Cardinal Richelieu
Joss Ackland	...	D'Artagnan's Father

También conocida como:

The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Diamonds (USA)
Diamante de la reina, Los (Spain) (subtitle) [es]
Tres mosqueteros, Los (Spain) [es]

Duración:

105 min

País:

USA | UK

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sonido:

Mono

Clasificación:

Netherlands:12 | Iceland:L | Australia:PG | South Korea:All | Singapore:PG | Australia:G | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (1975) | Sweden:11 | UK:U | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Aranjuez, Madrid, Spain

Company:

Alexander Salkind

Trivialidades:

The Duke of Buckingham's billiard room and the long hall behind it at his English estate is a leftover set from Patton (1970), it is also seen in The Four Musketeers (1974), where Milady and Buckingham speak about American Indians and also serves as a set of rooms in The Return of the Musketeers (1989) for a different character in France some 10 years after the action of the first two films. Also, the gown worn by Faye Dunaway during the Ball sequence at the end, is also the main gown worn by Jenny Agutter in The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) (TV).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Athos is hitting a Guard with a stick in the climatic scene at the palace, in one shot his sling falls off, but in the very next shot it is back on again.

Quotes:

Porthos: [to Athos, who is about to duel D'Artagnan] Are you fighting this, er, fellow? But I'm meeting him meself.
D'Artagnan: But not till one o'clock, sir.
Aramis: Oh, no no no. I'm to fight him this afternoon.
D'Artagnan: At two o'clock, sir.
Athos: How long have you been in Paris?
D'Artagnan: Since eight o'clock this morning.
Athos: You waste little time, sir.
D'Artagnan: My father recommended that I fight duels.
Athos: [Laughs] Well! Let us hope you can do him some credit, hm?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Christopher Lee/Meat Loaf (#3.15)" (1978)

The best of breed

The Three Musketeers has been filmed again and again. This is the best of breed. In fact, it tried to be so faithful to the book that they had to split it into two films. This is the first part. The second is titled The Four Musketeers. This required all kinds of negotiations with everyone involved because they had originally signed up to do one film.

The action is fast. Long rides on horseback. Lots of sword fights, but, instead of the old Hollywood fencing with crossed swords, this film makes sword fighting look like the brutal game it was where boldness and quickness often surpassed skill. The director included a strong mix of comedy in the action. This film maintains that comedic side. The second necessarily turns darker of necessity. A great cast, great photography. It's rollicking good fun to watch.