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The Three Musketeers   1973         PG, 105 min. Genre: Action / Adventure / Comedy / Romance Director: Richard Lester   Cast: Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Raquel Welch, Michael York, Geraldine Chaplin, Charlton Heston, Faye Dunaway, Christopher Lee, Frank Finlay, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Spike Milligan, Roy Kinnear, Joss Ackland, Simon Ward, Georges Wilson   This is a very good rendition of Alexandre Dumas' classic novel about the swashbuckling adventures and romances of D'Artagnan (Michael York) and the three Musketeers—Athos, Aramis, and Porthos (Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, and Frank Finlay). The story begins when D'Artagnan arrives in Paris wanting to follow in the footsteps of his father (Joss Ackland) who was a Musketeer. He meets and befriends Athos, Aramis, and Porthos and then joins in their efforts to defend Queen Anna (Geraldine Chaplin) from the scheming Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston). Cast Oliver Reed Athos Richard Chamberlain Aramis Raquel Welch Constance de Bonacieux Michael York D`Artagnan Geraldine Chaplin Anna of Austria Charlton Heston Cardinal Richelieu Faye Dunaway Lady de Winter Christopher Lee Rochefort Frank Finlay Porthos Jean-Pierre Cassel Louis XIII Spike Milligan M. Bonacieux Roy Kinnear Planchet Joss Ackland D`Artagnan`s Father Simon Ward Duke of Buckingham Georges Wilson Treville