The Three Musketeers

1966

The Three Musketeers

7.4 | en | Drama

In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and together, they become embroiled in the political intrigue surrounding King Louis XIII and his adversaries, particularly the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP1 Enemies

Nov. 13,1966

The great dream of young D'Artagnan is to become one of the King's Musketeers, like his father.

EP2 The Three Duels

Nov. 20,1966

D'Artagnan arrives in Paris and finds himself embroiled in three duels on the same afternoon.

EP3 Peril

Nov. 27,1966

D'Artagnan becomes infatuated with the lovely Mme. Bonacieux, whose position as an attendant of the Queen places her in some danger.

EP4 Audacity

Dec. 04,1966

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EP5 Scandal

Dec. 11,1966

Will the theft of the Queen's diamonds occasion a scandal?

EP6 Branded

Dec. 18,1966

The truth about Milady de Winter is revealed.

EP7 At Night All Cats Are Grey

Dec. 26,1966

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EP8 The Cardinal

Jan. 01,1967

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EP9 Assassin

Jan. 08,1967

The Duke of Buckingham is murdered by an unexpected enemy.

EP10 Walk to the Scaffold

Jan. 15,1967

D'Artagnan is unable to save Constance, but Milady de Winter meets her fate.

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Released: 1966-11-13 | Released Producted By: BBC , Country: United Kingdom Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Drama , Action & Adventure

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Cast

Jeremy Brett , Jeremy Young , Brian Blessed , Gary Watson

Director

Michael Young

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Jeremy Brett

as D'Artagnan

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Jeremy Young

as Athos

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Brian Blessed

as Porthos

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Gary Watson

as Aramis

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Michael Young

Production Design

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Director

Fergus McDonell

Editor

William Sterling

Producer

Alexandre Dumas

Novel

Anthony Steven

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The Three Musketeers Audience Reviews

Nonureva Really Surprised!

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Chris Hulaj A full half-hour longer than Richard Lester's Three Musketeers and Four Musketeers combined, this mini-series sticks much closer to the original text. After reading the books by Dumas I realized what was missing with the Lester films, namely characterization, dialog, and plot. This BBC Television version was shown as 10 episodes, and features a well-balanced cast including Brian Blessed and Jeremy Brett. My only complaint is that each episode features the same opening and closing credits as seen on TV. This means sitting (or fast-forwarding) through ten sets of credits. If I can re-sequence the episodes to exclude the credits then I'll have the best film version to date.

FromBookstoFilm I gave this a nine for faithfulness to the novel. The scenery and costumery and sets were good.No poor performances. Jeremy Brett is a fine actor and did his best in the role of D'Artagnan but alas he is no D'Artagnan.Jeremy's performances gets better as the story moves on.Brian Blessed was perfectly cast as Porthos. Mary Peach turned in an excellent performance as Milady but physically speaking against type. I really appreciate that this version includes Musketeers 4 servants and not just one and Lord de Winter,Milady's brother-in-law .This is faithful to the novel more so than Richard Lester's and George Sidney's versions which were pretty darn close as was Bernard Borderie's 1961 and the 1978 Russian version. This fine 1966 version had an equally faithful 1967 sequel called The Further Adventures of the Three Musketeers with almost the same cast as its predecessor which was based on Alexandre Dumas Three Musketeers sequel The Twenty Years After. A little Musketeer trivia to end this comment Richard Lester remade the Twenty Years After as The Return of the Musketeers in 1989 with the same cast as his Three and Four Musketeer films and the Russians also remade the Twenty Years After as Musketeers:20 Years After and followed with a version of the Man in the Iron Mask with the same cast as the 1978 D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers. This is the Musketeer production that should be shown in a literature class.It follows the novel.

the-cullens A nice change to see a series which keeps to the book, preserving the dark and sombre tone of the overall story as well as the comedy of the opening chapters. Given that this is a BBC series dating from the mid-sixties the quality (B & W) is surprisingly good, certainly comparable to the early Dr Who's, though the camera clearly had difficulty with the lighting in some of the outside scenes (and this is very early in the history of British TV drama to have any scenes at all shot in the open air). The fight scenes seem pedestrian until one realises that there are no special effects and the actors are performing all the action in person (no stunt men) and live (no cutting and editing; each scene had to be shot as a whole, as if on a theatre stage). D'Artagnan is fiery and emotional, 'the typical Gascon' that Dumas describes; the three musketeers themselves are exactly as I have always imagined them to be - the ascetic Aramis, the extrovert Porthos (a very young Brian Blessed) and the immensely tragic Athos; Milady is evil incarnate; and Richelieu is power-hungry, manipulative and supremely ambivalent. If you want a faithful adaptation with excellent acting and the focus on the characters then this is the one for you; if you're more interested in good visuals and special effects, CGI and Errol Flynn-type fight scenes, give it a miss.

JHC3 This 1966 BBC production is a fairly conventional adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas story. Content-wise, it is comparable to the better-known 1948 and 1973 versions. Whereas those films have comedic elements, this one lacks any significant humor.On its own merits, it appears to have enjoyed a respectable budget and fairly good production values. The casting of Brian Blessed as Porthos is particularly welcome. However, the performances are stiff, the fights and swordplay uninspired and unrealistic, the music and cinematography mediocre to poor. Portions of the portrayal of D'Artagnan are grating, particularly in Episode One. There is an over-reliance on dialogue, giving the film the tone of a plodding soap opera rather than a rousing adventure. When compared to the 1948 and 1973 adaptations, its weaknesses become particularly glaring. Nevertheless, dedicated fans of the Musketeers genre should probably give it a chance.