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
- 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
Recommendations
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Entertainment Weekly
The movie Musketeers most faithful to Dumas’ spirit didn’t arrive until director Richard Lester (A Hard Day’s Night) delivered The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers. Overflowing with Lester’s trademark irreverence and slapstick, these films still retain a vivid and bawdy period flavor. - 88
Chicago Tribune
Few adventure movies have such a heightened atmosphere of beauty, excitement and fun. [18 Apr 1999, p.34C] - 88
Portland Oregonian
Alexandre Dumas pere's 1844 novel has been filmed more than four dozen times, but this lavish and hilarious rendition is the pinnacle. [21 Sep 2007, p.38] - 83
The A.V. Club
The Three Musketeers...is superficially little more than a high-spirited adventure in the form of a string of beautifully executed moments of physical comedy. - 80
TV Guide Magazine
Here, writer Fraser and director Lester went back to the original and hewed closely to the source material, but adding a lot of fun. Some good slapstick combines with moments of real drama and menace to make this movie a winner. - 80
Los Angeles Times
A superb bit of tongue-in-cheekery, stylish and fun but also deeply affectionate. [11 Aug 1985, p.5] - 70
Time Out
The cast is good (though it remains very much Lester's film), the fights appropriately energetic, and it all moves along at a fair pace, sprinkled with a number of good gags. - 70
Variety
The Three Musketeers take very well to Richard Lester’s provocative version that does not send it up but does add comedy to this adventure tale [by Alexandre Dumas].
