The Three Musketeers

• 6.817 Action
• 1973-12-11
• 106 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

Michael York (D’Artagnan) Oliver Reed (Athos) Richard Chamberlain (Aramis) Frank Finlay (Porthos / O'Reilly) Faye Dunaway (Lady de Winter) Raquel Welch (Constance de Bonancieux) Christopher Lee (Rochefort) Geraldine Chaplin (Anna of Austria) Jean-Pierre Cassel (Louis XIII) Spike Milligan (M. Bonancieux)

Director:

Richard Lester

Writer:

George MacDonald Fraser