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The Three Musketeers

Period & History • Action, Adventure, Crime, PG

D'Artagnan (Michael York), a young swordsman, arrives in Paris with one dream: becoming a Musketeer. He meets and quarrels with Athos (Oliver Reed), Porthos (Frank Finlay), and Aramis (Richard Chamberlain), three Musketeers, who invite him to join them in fighting the evil Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston), who wishes to extend the already considerable power he has over the king.

Tags
Espionage, Duelling, France, 17th century
Cast
Oliver Reed Athos
Raquel Welch Constance Bonancieux
Christopher Lee Rochefort
Spike Milligan Bonancieux
Crew
Richard Lester director

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