France, 17th century. A young man, d'Artagan, sets out for Paris with the aim of joining the elite Musketeers. There he first antagonises then befriends the three greatest Musketeers - Athos, Porthos and Aramis. He is also drawn into a plot by the scheming Cardinal Richelieu to undermine the Queen of France and the English Duke of Buckingham.
Based on Alexandre Dumas's classic novel, a film that reasonably entertaining. Has a decent degree of comedy to it and this side works fairly well.
The dramatic side becomes a bit ho hum after a while as it largely involves sword fight after sword fight. The fights are also of the Disney variety, filled with silly stunts and almost always resolved without a death or even someone being seriously wounded.
The plot doesn't exactly follow Dumas's novel either with the ending much more sugar-coated than the book.
Can't fault the casting though - almost every character with a speaking part is played by a major star. We have Michael York (as d'Artagnan), Oliver Reed (as Athos), Richard Chamberlain (as Aramis), Raquel Welch, Charlton Heston, Christopher Lee, Spike Milligan, Faye Dunaway, Joss Ackland, Geraldine Chaplin and Simon Ward. Quite the ensemble.
Based on Alexandre Dumas's classic novel, a film that reasonably entertaining. Has a decent degree of comedy to it and this side works fairly well.
The dramatic side becomes a bit ho hum after a while as it largely involves sword fight after sword fight. The fights are also of the Disney variety, filled with silly stunts and almost always resolved without a death or even someone being seriously wounded.
The plot doesn't exactly follow Dumas's novel either with the ending much more sugar-coated than the book.
Can't fault the casting though - almost every character with a speaking part is played by a major star. We have Michael York (as d'Artagnan), Oliver Reed (as Athos), Richard Chamberlain (as Aramis), Raquel Welch, Charlton Heston, Christopher Lee, Spike Milligan, Faye Dunaway, Joss Ackland, Geraldine Chaplin and Simon Ward. Quite the ensemble.