The Four Musketeers (1974)

Director:

Richard Lester

Writers:

Alexandre Dumas père (novel)
George MacDonald Fraser (screenplay)

Release Date:

26 February 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

What could be better than The Three Musketeers?

Plot:

The Four Musketeers defend the queen and her dressmaker from Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter.

Plot Keywords:

Duology | Burning Building | Stilts | 1600s | Chained To Wall

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Oliver Reed	...	Athos
Raquel Welch	...	Constance de Bonancieux
Richard Chamberlain	...	Aramis
Michael York	...	D'Artagnan
Frank Finlay	...	Porthos
Christopher Lee	...	Rochefort
Geraldine Chaplin	...	Queen Anne of Austria
Faye Dunaway	...	Milady
Roy Kinnear	...	Planchet
Michael Gothard	...	Felton
Nicole Calfan	...	Maid Kitty
Ángel del Pozo	...	Jussac (as Angel Del Pozo)
Eduardo Fajardo
Simon Ward	...	Duke of Buckingham
Jean-Pierre Cassel	...	Louis XIII (as Jean Pierre Cassel)
Charlton Heston	...	Cardinal Richelieu
Sybil Danning	...	Eugenie
Gitty Djamal	...	Beatrice
Jack Watson	...	Busigny
Bob Todd	...	Firing squad officer
Tom Buchanan	...	Firing squad sergeant
Leon Greene	...	Swiss officer
Lucy Tiller	...	Mother Superior
Norman Chappell	...	Submarine inventor
Richard Adams	...	Tortured thug
Tyrone Cassidy	...	English officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Briers	...	Louis XIII (voice) (uncredited)
Oliver MacGreevy	...	Headsman (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Lester

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alexandre Dumas père		novel (as Alexandre Dumas)
George MacDonald Fraser		screenplay (as George Macdonald Fraser)

Produced by
Alexander Salkind	....	producer
Ilya Salkind	....	executive producer
Ilya Salkind	....	producer
Michael Salkind	....	producer
Wolfdieter von Stein	....	associate producer
Pierre Spengler	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Lalo Schifrin

Cinematography by
David Watkin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
John Victor-Smith		(as John Victor Smith)

Production Design by
Brian Eatwell

Art Direction by
Leslie Dilley		(as Les Dilley)
Fernando Gonzalez

Costume Design by
Yvonne Blake

Makeup Department
Cristóbal Criado	....	makeup artist: Charlton Heston (as Cristobal Criado)
Susan Germaine	....	hair stylist: Miss Faye Dunaway
Kaye Pownall	....	hairdresser: Miss Raquel Welch
Charlene Roberson	....	makeup artist: Miss Raquel Welch
Carmen Sánchez	....	hair stylist (as Carmen Sanchez)
José Antonio Sánchez	....	makeup artist (as Jose Antonio Sanchez)
José Antonio Sánchez	....	wig maker (as Jose Antonio Sanchez)

Production Management
Francisco Bellot	....	general production manager
Enrique Esteban	....	production supervisor
Pierre Spengler	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Patricio Beltran Aparicio	....	assistant director
Clive Reed	....	first assistant director
Francisco Rodríguez	....	assistant director (as Francisco Rodriguez)
Dusty Symonds	....	assistant director
Alain Walker	....	assistant director

Art Department
Eddie Fowlie	....	property
John Lanzer	....	property buyer
Rafael Ablanque	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
José María Alarcón	....	assistant art director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Tom Buchanan	....	boom operator
Don Challis	....	sound editor
Roy Charman	....	sound mixer (as Roy J. Charman)
Gerry Humphreys	....	dubbing mixer
Simon Kaye	....	sound mixer
George Rice	....	boom operator (as George B. Rice)
Don Sharpe	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Eddie Fowlie	....	special effects
Pablo Pérez	....	special effects supervisor (as Pablo Perez)

Stunts
Joaquim Parra	....	stunt arranger

Camera and Electrical Department
Ronald Anscombe	....	assistant camera (as Ronnie Anscombe)
Antonio Colmenar	....	head grip
Enrique de la Jara	....	best boy (as Enrique De La Jara)
Alejandro Diges	....	still photographer
Frank Elliott	....	assistant camera
Peter Ewens	....	camera operator
Francisco Gallardo	....	gaffer
Federico G. Grau	....	still photographer (as Federico Grau)
Luis Peña	....	assistant camera (as Luis Pena)
Vincent Rossell	....	still photographer
Paul Wilson	....	additional photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Manuela Iglesias	....	wardrobe assistant: Miss Raquel Welch
Ron Talsky	....	costumes: Miss Raquel Welch
Jean Zay	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Peter Boyle	....	assistant editor
Peter Holt	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Aaron Schröder	....	music published under the direction of (as Aaron Schroeder)
Peter Watson	....	music editor

Other crew
Christina Bracht	....	production secretary
Antonio Del Toro	....	production assistant
Quinn Donoghue	....	unit publicist
Norman Enfield	....	publicity assistant
Louis Diaz Gonzalez	....	production assistant
Norma Gorcey	....	production secretary
William Hobbs	....	fight director
Jennie McLean	....	production secretary (as Jennie McClean)
Jean-Philippe Mérand	....	production coordinator (as Jean Philippe Merand)
Juan Jose Molina	....	production assistant
Maria Monreal	....	secretary to producers
John Ornstein	....	production assistant
Armand Rubin	....	world wide representation: Europex-Paris
Alexander Salkind	....	presenter
Ann Skinner	....	continuity
Mike Hoare	....	sailing coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Este Films
• Film Trust S.A.

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1975) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• CBS Television (1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Fox Lorber Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Fox Lorber (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Berman's and Nathan's  costumes manufactured by
• Camera Effects  main titles
• Cornejo  costumes manufactured by
• Decoraciones Generales  set construction
• El Patrisimonio Nacional De Espana  grateful cooperation
• January Music Corporation  music published by
• Mayflower Recording  adr recording (uncredited)
• Mole Richardson  electrical equipment
• Twickenham Film Studios  completed and recorded at

Also Known As:

Cuatro mosqueteros, Los (Spain)
The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (USA)
The Four Musketeers: The Revenge of Milady (UK) (long title)
The Return of the Three Musketeers (UK) (video title)
The Revenge of Milady
A Négy testör (Hungary) [hu]
Czterej muszkieterowie (Poland) [pl]
Ekdikisis tis mylaidis, I (Greece) [el]
Koston merkki (Finland) [fi]
Milady (Italy) [it]
On l'appelait Milady (France) [fr]
Quatre mousquetaires, Les (Canada: French title) [fr]
Vier Halunken der Königin, Die (West Germany) [de]
Vier Musketiere - Die Rache der Mylady, Die (West Germany) [de]
Vier Musketiere, Die (West Germany) [de]

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

Spain | Panama

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:L | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | UK:A (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Estudios Cinematografica Roma S.A., Madrid, Spain

Company:

Este Films

Trivia:

Filmed at the same time as The Three Musketeers (1973).

Goofs:

Continuity: During the fight at the burning building Porthos attempts to escape by performing a 'death slide'. When he begins the slide he clear had bare hands, when he finishes the slide (just before he sets himself on fire) we can see he is clearly wearing gloves.

Quotes:

Athos: You won't need a horse on the journey you're taking, Madame. I warned you, did I not?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman (2006) (V)

Oliver Reed makes it a 10

Great movie--one of my favorites. What makes it a 10 is Oliver Reed's heartbreakingly good performance as Athos--particularly two scenes: first, when he tells D'Artagnan "a love story to cure you of love", then his confrontation with Milady DeWinter ("Since when has it been possible to insult YOU, Madame!"). Milady's seduction of Fenton, and the ensuing assassination are chilling. And the whole set piece of the Four at the siege is great comedy, well played by all. The only serious departure from the book is D'Artagnan's duel with Rochefort at the end (but it IS a thrilling swordfight, so I don't mind). I had the good fortune to see this film and Three Musketeers on a double bill back in 1976 (how many of us are old enough to remember double bills at the movies?) when I was 16. Now I've got to buy the videos and watch them together again. "All for one, and one for all!" I wonder: where is the nearest fencing instructor?