Three Musketeers, The (1973)

The Three Musketeers Theatrical Poster Country United States Directed by Richard Lester Release Date 1973 Distributor Twentieth Century Fox Main Cast Character Actor D'Artagnan Michael York Athos Oliver Reed Porthos Frank Finlay Aramis Richard Chamberlain Milady de Winter Faye Dunaway Constance Bonacieux Raquel Welch Count De Rochefort Christopher Lee Cardinal Richelieu Charlton Heston

The Three Musketeers is the 1973 feature film adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas classic story The Three Musketeers. This adaptation was produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind and was directed by Richard Lester (who would later collaborate on Superman II and Superman III). The cast includes Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, and Richard Chamberlain as the title characters as well as Charlton Heston, Raquel Welch, Christopher Lee, Faye Dunaway, and Michael York as D'Artagnan. Originally produced as a three hour film, the decision was made to split the production into films, concluding with its 1974 sequel The Four Musketeers. In 1989, the cast would reunite in a third film The Return of the Musketeers.

The following weapons were used in the film The Three Musketeers:

Wheellock Pistol

M. Bonacieux (Spike Milligan) attempts to load a Wheellock Pistol.

A Wheellock pistol

M. Bonacieux attempts to load a Wheellock Pistol.

Matchlock Musket

D'Artagnan (Michael York) is presented with a Matchlock Musket in the film.

A Matchlock Musket

D'Artagnan (Michael York) is presented with a Matchlock musket in the film.