The Three Musketeers

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The Three Musketeers

PG,

1973,

1h 45m,

Adventure/

Action

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An adaptation of the classic Dumas novel, this film tells the tale of aspiring swordsman D'Artagnan, who arrives in Paris with hopes of joining the royal guard. After clashing with three musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, he joins them in fighting the forces of corrupt Cardinal Richelieu, led by Rochefort. When Richelieu attempts to undermine the queen, D'Artagnan and the musketeers must thwart his plans.

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Jake Cole

Slant Magazine

May 27, 2025

The novel remains a high-point of swashbuckling adventure, and the films boast plenty of swordplay, while also adding a revisionist streak of satirical humor.

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Judith Crist

New York Magazine/Vulture

Sep 24, 2024

What a refreshment to come upon a film as witty and tasteful as it is eye-filling and action-crammed, gorgeously dressed and expertly presented, fit for all ages and/or generations. Must we really a year for Part Two?

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Penelope Gilliatt

The New Yorker

Dec 15, 2021

The pratfalls, and the rude turnings taken by antique speech, are very funny. They are ready-made for the beady attentiveness of humorists and children.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

Jun 2, 2025

3.5/4

Director Richard Lester brings the same sense of tomfoolery that he had earlier applied to A Hard Day’s Night and would later apply to Superman II, and it proves to be an appropriate and intoxicating approach.

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George Anderson

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sep 24, 2024

Vigorous combination of swashbuckling and slapstick with spirited direction by Richard Lester and robust performance by an all-star cast. Good family fun.

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Sean Axmaker

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Mar 4, 2023

Richard Lester’s film is... a rousing, lively, witty take on Dumas’ story scripted by novelist and first-time screenwriter George Macdonald Frasier, whose rollicking screenplay combines boisterous adventure and roguish humor with marvelous characters.

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Ron G

Feb 5, 2019

Wonderful adaptation of the Three Musketeers. Faye Dunaway is perfectly cast as Milady de Winter.

Hermione P

Oct 15, 2017

just about the best English language version

Sep 12, 2017

The Best of ALL the Musketeers movies. Don't even bother watching any of the other attempts by Hollywood to address these books. THIS is the version that captures the essence of the books. The companionship, the laughter, the gallantry and the love. All Here.

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Hermione M

Feb 20, 2017

Imagine a late night, a rainy night why not, watching old swashbuckling films from the Golden Age, particularly some one of many sword fighting scenes. The rapiers are held nimbly, the fight itself a dance. And now imagine a voice out of the dark behind you saying, "It weren't like that. Why, it weren't like that at all" and you'd have the beginning of where this film's direction lies. The typical Hollywood glamorization is tossed in favor of something more naturalistic, making for a rousing time in old medieval France, where intrigue is the law of the land. Good fun.

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Finn W

Aug 1, 2014

A farce that sticks true to the story, but has a little extra in personality.

Han W

Jul 31, 2007

This version really has nothing happening story-wise but it's still admirable in a different way, kind of like a Robert Altman film, we're just observing the characters despite lack of plot or a coherent story structure. These films really had a place in the 70s and while a lot of them are overlong and occasionally dull, they're worth watching for different reasons.

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Richard Lester

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Oliver Reed

Athos

Raquel Welch

Constance de Bonacieux

Michael York

D'Artagnan

Richard Chamberlain

Aramis

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Synopsis

An adaptation of the classic Dumas novel, this film tells the tale of aspiring swordsman D'Artagnan, who arrives in Paris with hopes of joining the royal guard. After clashing with three musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, he joins them in fighting the forces of corrupt Cardinal Richelieu, led by Rochefort. When Richelieu attempts to undermine the queen, D'Artagnan and the musketeers must thwart his plans.

Director: Richard Lester
Producer: Mike Alexander, Ilya Salkind
Production Co: Este Films
Rating: PG
Genre: Adventure, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 1, 2011
Runtime: 1h 45m

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