The Three Musketeers

1973 film directed by Richard Lester
Movie film Q303235
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Summary

The Three Musketeers is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,911 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3]
  • Director: Richard Lester[4]
  • Screenwriter: George MacDonald Fraser[5]
  • Composer: Michel Legrand[6]
  • Genre: adventure film[7], swashbuckler film[8], action film[9], comedy film[10], romance film[11]
  • Based on: The Three Musketeers[12]
  • Cast member: Oliver Reed[13], Frank Finlay[14], Richard Chamberlain[15], Michael York[16], Raquel Welch[17], Christopher Lee[18], Geraldine Chaplin[19], Jean-Pierre Cassel[20], Georges Wilson[21], Simon Ward[22], Faye Dunaway[23], Charlton Heston[24], Joss Ackland[25], Michael Gothard[26]
  • Producer: Alexander Salkind[27], Ilya Salkind[28], Pierre Spengler[29]
  • Part of the series: The Musketeers film trilogy[30]
  • Director of photography: David Watkin[31]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[32]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[33]
  • Review score: 7.1/10[34], 88%[35]
  • Color: color[36]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[37], United States[38], Panama[39], Spain[40], France[41]
  • Publication date: December 11, 1973[42], December 21, 1973[43]
  • Characters: D'Artagnan[44], Athos[45], Porthos[46], Aramis[47], Louis XIII of France[48], Anne of Austria[49], Cardinal Richelieu[50], Milady de Winter[51], Comte de Rochefort[52], George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham[53], Constance Bonacieux[54], Bonacieux[55], Planchet[56], Ketty[57]
  • Distributed by: MOKÉP[58], Netflix[59]

Why It Matters

The Three Musketeers has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]

FAQs

What awards did The Three Musketeers receive?

Honors received include National Board of Review: Top Ten Films[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [60] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [61] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 65313
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  2. 8w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 17747
    Set in period → 1620s, 17th century
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  3. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 1620s, 17th century
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  4. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 23881
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  5. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Production designer → Brian Eatwell
    Publication date → +1973-12-11T00:00:00Z, +1973-12-21T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → George MacDonald Fraser
    Imda rating → PG
    + 46 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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