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1973 Certificate U
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Richard Lester's rendition of Alexandre Dumas' classic swashbuckling adventure is a tongue-in-cheek comedy that thumbs its nose at its more serious predecessors. Having divided the story into two separate films, Lester manages to capture some of the more intricate details of book.The first film features the arrival of D'.. Read more

Starring Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York
Director Richard Lester
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller

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The Three Musketeers

Richard Lester's rendition of Alexandre Dumas' classic swashbuckling adventure is a tongue-in-cheek comedy that thumbs its nose at its more serious predecessors. Having divided the story into two separate films, Lester manages to capture some of the more intricate details of book.
The first film features the arrival of D'Artagnan in Paris and his efforts to become a King's Musketeer, just like his father before him. In Paris he encounters three men who quickly become his friends and allies. Together they get entangled in court intrigues, and take up arms against the plotting, conniving Cardinal Richelieu. In the course of duty, they travel to England, where they try to preempt a scandal involving some diamond studs, the Duke of Buckingham and the reputation of the Queen of France.

Starring Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Frank Finlay, Christopher Lee, Geraldine Chaplin, Roy Kinnear, Simon Ward, Faye Dunaway, Charlton Heston, Joss Ackland, Honor Blackman, Sybil Danning, Spike Milligan, Jean-Pierre
Director Richard Lester
Run time DVD: 1 hr 43 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Genres Action/Adventure, Thriller
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 17 Mar 2003
Production year: 1973
Format DVD
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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Fifteen years after the success of his sparkling version of Alexandre Dumas's swashbuckling favourite, Richard Lester reunited the musketeers in this bid to save Charles I of England from the executioner's axe. Roy Kinnear's tragic death following a riding accident obviously sapped everyone's enthusiasm for the project and, while there are some witty jokes about the ravages of time, this might have been one occasion when the old adage “the show must go on” could have been ignored. The Dumas book Twenty Years After, on which the story is based, inspired the marginally more successful Bertrand Tavernier film D'Artagnan's Daughter.

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  • Lester romps through Dumas' novel, coming up with an indulgent and enjoyable excuse to revive and send up the... read more on Time Out

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    Rated - 5 stars

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    We’ve all seen and maybe read the classic Three Musketeers but this version is by far and away the best of the lot. Action, bravado, and comedy all mixed in. The cast is superb with the 'right' mixture of classic actors hamming it up and even some comedy actors playing it straight. 2 hours of good solid funny entertainment to satisfy all ages.

      • Jurdz from Cheshire
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    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Not Bad

    Not exactly awe inspiring, the fight scenes have hardly been choreographed for months on end. You also never get to know any of the charcters. I've always felt rather annoyed watching any Richard Lester film, with his reliance on slapstick and characters in the background making witty remarks. however it's still fun to watch and see how many faces you recognise. Spike Milligan, for me, steals the show.

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    • The Three Musketeers
      Richard Lester's rendition of Alexandre Dumas' classic swashbuckling adventure is a tongue-in-cheek comedy that thumbs its nose at its more serious predecessors. Having divided the story into two separate films, Lester manages to capture some of the more intricate details of book.
      The first film ...