Richard Lester’s swashbuckling adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel The Three Musketeers mixes comedy, romance and adventure with an astounding, all-star cast! Arriving in Paris, a young, inexperienced D’Artagnan (Michael York) becomes an ally to the eponymous heroes, Athos (Oliver Reed), Aramis (Richard Chamberlain) and Porthos (Frank Finlay), in a battle for fortune, glory and vengeance against the evil Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston) and his duplicitous followers.
“One of the greatest visionary filmmaker epics of its era. Biting satire, thrilling adventure, and Buster Keaton level of slapstick comedy. William Hobbs choreographed the greatest sword fights in cinema history.” – Quentin Tarantino
“There were, once upon a time, four Marx Brothers, four Beatles and now there are the three Musketeers. I haven’t had such a good time at a new movie in years.” – Peter Bogdanovich
Marc Edward Heuck discusses our Richard Lester Film Festival on the New Beverly blog.
Chris D explores Richard Lester’s diverse career on the New Beverly blog.
