The young D'Artagnan (Michael York) arrives in Paris with dreams of becoming a king's musketeer. He meets and quarrels with three men, Athos (Oliver Reed), Porthos (Frank Finlay), and Aramis (Richard Chamberlain), each of whom challenges him to a duel. D'Artagnan finds out that they are musketeers and is invited to join them in their efforts to oppose Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston) who wishes to increase his already considerable power over the king. D'Artagnan must also juggle affairs with the charming Constance Bonancieux (Raquel Welch) and the passionate Milady De Winter (Faye Dunaway), a secret agent for the cardinal.
Directed by
Richard Lester
Written by
Alexandre Dumas père (novel); George MacDonald Fraser (screenplay).
Starring
Oliver Reed (Athos); Raquel Welch (Constance de Bonancieux); Richard Chamberlain (Aramis); Michael York (D'Artagnan); Frank Finlay (Porthos); Christopher Lee (Rochefort); Geraldine Chaplin (Anna of Austria); Jean-Pierre Cassel (Louis XIII); Spike Milligan (M. Bonancieux); Roy Kinnear (Planchet); Georges Wilson (Treville); Simon Ward (Duke of Buckingham); Faye Dunaway (Lady de Winter); Charlton Heston (Cardinal Richelieu); Joss Ackland (D'Artagnan's Father). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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