The Three Musketeers (1973)
- Directed by
- Richard Lester
- Genre
- comedy film, action film, adventure film, swashbuckler film, romance film
- Country
- Panama, United Kingdom, France, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 366 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man joins three veteran swordsmen to protect the queen's honor against a scheming cardinal. Together they fight and bumble through a royal plot full of sword fights and disguises.
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What happens
The Three Musketeers (also known as The Three Musketeers (The Queen's Diamonds)) is a 1973 swashbuckler film based on the 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas. It is directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by George MacDonald Fraser, and produced by Ilya Salkind. It stars Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, and Richard Chamberlain as the musketeers, with Raquel Welch, Geraldine Chaplin, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Charlton Heston, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Lee, Simon Ward, Georges Wilson and Spike Milligan. The film adheres closely to the novel, and also injects a fair amount of humor. It was proposed in the 1960s as a vehicle for the Beatles, whom Lester had directed in A Hard Day's Night (1964) and Help! (1965). It was shot by David Watkin, with an eye for period detail, in Madrid and Segovia, Spain. The fight scenes were choreographed by master swordsman William Hobbs. The musical score was composed by Michel Legrand. The Three Musketeers premiered in France on 11 December 1973. It was both a critical and commercial success and was nominated for several awards, including five BAFTAs. Raquel Welch won a Golden Globe for her performance. The Four Musketeers (1974), a sequel shot back-to-back with its predecessor, was released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Clash of Steel (1962)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.