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)

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?