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The Three Musketeers

Based On the book by Alexandre Dumas

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 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.

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Release date:
December 11, 1973
Director:
Richard Lester
Cast:
Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Raquel Welch
Country:
United States, United Kingdom, Spain, Panama
Language:
English
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Book vs Film

Cover of The Three Musketeers
The Book · 1844

The Three Musketeers

Alexandre Dumas

★ 4.1 / 5 29 ratings · Open Library
Poster for The Three Musketeers
The Film · 1973

The Three Musketeers

Richard Lester

★ 7.1 / 10 20,654 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 129 years after publication.

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