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| The Three Musketeers | |
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| Directed by | Richard Lester[1] |
| Written by | George MacDonald Fraser |
| Based on | The Three Musketeers 1844 novel by Alexandre Dumas père |
| Produced by | Ilya Salkind[2] |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | David Watkin |
| Edited by | John Victor Smith |
| Music by | Michel Legrand |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4.5 million[3] |
| Box office | $10.1 million (rentals)[4] |
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 titular 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 and Help!. 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, a sequel shot back-to-back with its predecessor, was released the following year.
- ^ Shivas, Mark (5 August 1973). "Lester's Back and the 'Musketeers' Have Got Him". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ Sloman, Tony (25 March 1997). "Obituary: Alexander Salkind". Independent. London. Archived from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
- ^ Lester's Back and the 'Musketeers' Have Got Him By MARK SHIVAS. New York Times 5 Aug 1973: 105
- ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p232.