The Three Musketeers
(1973) England/United States of America
Color : 107 minutes
Directed by Richard Lester
Cast: Oliver Reed [Athos], Raquel Welch [Constance de Bonacieux], Richard Chamberlain [Aramis], Michael York [D’Artagnan], Frank Finlay [Porthos], Christopher Lee [Rochefort], Geraldine Chaplin [Queen Anne of Austria], Jean-Pierre Cassel [Louis XIII], Roy Kinnear [Planchet], Spike Milligan [M. Bonacieux], Georges Wilson [Treville], Michael Gothard [Felton], Nicole Calfan [Maid Kitty], Ángel del Pozo [Jussac], Simon Ward [Duke of Buckingham], Faye Dunaway [Milady], Charlton Heston [Cardinal Richelieu], Sybil Danning [Eugenie], Gitty Djamal [Beatrice], Jack Watson [Busigny], Joss Ackland [D’Artagnan’s father], Gretchen Franklin [D’Artagnan’s mother], Francis De Wolff [the sea captain], William Hobbs [the assassin], Rodney Bewes [a spy], Frank Thornton [the man in a small carriage], Eduardo Fajardo, voice of Richard Briers [Louis XIII], voice of Michael Hordern [Treville]
Alexander, Michael and Ilya Salkind Productions production for Film Trust S.A. and Este Films. / Produced by Alexander Salkind, Michael Salkind and Ilya Salkind. Associate producer, Wolfdieter von Stein. Executive in charge of production, Pierre Spengler. Screenplay by George MacDonald Fraser, from the novel Les trois mousquetaires by Alexandre Dumas (père). General production management by Francisco Bellot. Production supervision by Enrique Esteban. Production design by Brian Eatwell. Art direction by Les Dilley and Fernando González. Assistant art directors, Rafael Ablanque and José María Alarcón. Costume supervision by Marina Rodríguez and Jean Zay. Costume design by Yvonne Blake and Ron Talsky (Welch). Set dressing by Emilio Ardura. Scenic artist, Julián Martín. Casting director, Miriam Brickman. Head grip, Antonio Colmenar. Gaffer, Francisco Gallardo. Best boy, Enrique de la Jara. Makeup artists, Cristóbal Criado (Heston), Charlene Roberson (Welch), José Antonio Sánchez and Ziggy Geike. Wigs by José Antonio Sánchez. Properties buyer, John Lanzer. Properties by Eddie Fowlie. Matte artist, Doug Ferris. Special effects supervisor, Pablo Pérez. Special effects by Eddie Fowlie. Stunt arranger, Joaquín Parra. Fight director, William Hobbs. Script supervision by Ann Skinner. First assistant director, Clive Reed. Assistant directors, Patricio Beltran Aparicio, Francisco Rodríguez, Dusty Symonds and Alain Walker. Cinematography by David Watkin. Camera operators, Peter Ewens and Paul Wilson. Camera assistants, Ronnie Anscombe, Frank Elliott and Luis Peña. Boom operators, Tom Buchanan and George Rice. Additional photography by Paul Wilson. Stills photography by Alejandro Diges, Federico G. Grau and Vincent Rossell. Film editor, John Victor Smith. Editorial assistants, Peter Boyle, Peter Holt and Peter Hollywood. Music score by Michel Legrand. Music sound engineer, Dick Lewzey. Music mixer, Peter Watson. Sound editors, Don Challis and Don Sharpe. Sound mixers, Roy J. Charman and Simon Kaye. Dubbing mixer, Jerry Humphreys (Gerry Humphreys). Presented by Alexander Salkind and Alan Ladd Jr. / Released 11 December 1973. / Panavision masked 35mm spherical 1.85:1 format. XXXX color film process. XXXX sound film system (monaural).