Scoffed at first, he proves he is worthy when he helps them single-handedly defeat eleven soldiers in a swordfight.

8 September 2019 at 7:54 pm. The legendary Three Musketeers are serving the King in Paris when the young ambitious D'Artagnan arrives, aspiring to join them. Aug 30, 2019 - Explore timothymorganow's board "3 musketeers 1973" on Pinterest. Originally shot to be a three and a half hour epic, then split into two movies released eight months apart, The Three Musketeers accurately captures the first half the story.

Without a doubt my favorite version of the Three Musketeers. The locations for Richard Lester’s 1973 version of The Three Musketeers can be found not in France but Spain.. The director? Richard Lester, the very same Fraser collaborator who helmed The Three Musketeers. Richard Lester's adaptation of The Three Musketeers was only the latest of many when released in 1974, but it arrived with a spirit all its own, one influenced as much by Lester's '60s work as the Alexandre Dumas classic. Directed by Richard Lester.

Beautifully designed and photographed (even if the landscapes look a little too sun-baked), this quirkily off-centre version of the Alexandre Dumas adventure was filmed back to back with the sequel (or second half), The Four Musketeers: The Revenge of Milady. With Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York. Even so, it followed the plot of Dumas' novel fairly closely, its liberties in interpretation taken elsewhere. Timothy Dalton and Jon Finch turned down the role of Aramis.

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Adventure On Film: Richard Lester’s The Three Musketeers […] Pingback by Black Gate » Blog Archive » The Top Black Gate 50 Posts in December - January 7, 2015 6:48 pm […] as Otto von Bismarck. 4 thoughts on “The Three Musketeers (1973, Richard Lester)” Silver Screenings. Based on the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, this film is said to be one of the best adaptations. Lester wanted Malcolm McDowell to play d'Artagnan. What Could Have Been: Richard Lester originally envisioned this as a film for The Beatles.

A few years ago I was determined to read – and finish – the Alexandre Dumas novel, which was a real grind. Richard Lester … It’s a small world, after […]

Sequel Gap: 15 years between The Four Musketeers and Return of the Musketeers. Richard Lester brings 17th century France to life within this wonderful satire of Alexandre Dumas' great novel, The Three Musketeers.

Great all star cast (Oliver Reed steals the show) and an inspired mix of comedy, action, and period. I wish I’d opted for this … A young swordsman comes to Paris and faces villains, romance, adventure and …