The Three Musketeers

Name: The Three Musketeers
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance
Released: 1973-12-11
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 3.8
Cast: Michael York, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Frank Finlay, Faye Dunaway

. . . One for All and All for Fun!

The Three Musketeers (1973)

Timing: 1:47 (107 min)

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Release date

1973-12-11

Country

Spain, United Kingdom, United States

Production

20th Century Fox, Film Trust S.A., Alexander, Michael and Ilya Salkind Productions, Este Films, Twickenham Film Studios

Genre

Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance

Budget

$4 500 000

Revenue

$22 018 000

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Director

Richard Lester

Actors

Michael York, Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Frank Finlay, Faye Dunaway, Raquel Welch, Christopher Lee, Geraldine Chaplin, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Spike Milligan
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Scenario

Producer

Alexander Salkind, Ilya Salkind, Michael Salkind

Operator

David Watkin

Composer

Michel Legrand

Artist

Brian Eatwell, Rafael Ablanque, José María Alarcón

Audition

Miriam Brickman

Editing

John Victor-Smith, Enrique Esteban
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Short description

In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.

What's left behind the scenes

Initially, the film was around three hours long, but it was subsequently split into two parts. The second part was released a year later under the title «The Four Musketeers». With the exception of Charlton Heston, whose character had limited screen time, all the actors were outraged by the producers' decision: none of them knew they had played in two films for the price of one. Following this precedent, all contracts concluded with actors belonging to the guild now include the so-called «Salkind clause», which specifies the number of films for which the footage will be used.