History Film / TheThreeMusketeers1973

Directed by Creator/RichardLester from a screenplay by Creator/GeorgeMacDonaldFraser with a soundtrack by Music/MichelLegrand, they star Creator/MichaelYork as D'Artagnan, Creator/OliverReed, Creator/RichardChamberlain, and Frank Finlay as the three Musketeers, and Creator/CharltonHeston, Creator/FayeDunaway, and Creator/ChristopherLee as the villains.

Directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by Creator/GeorgeMacDonaldFraser with a soundtrack by Music/MichelLegrand, they star Creator/MichaelYork as D'Artagnan, Creator/OliverReed, Creator/RichardChamberlain, and Frank Finlay as the three Musketeers, and Creator/CharltonHeston, Creator/FayeDunaway, and Creator/ChristopherLee as the villains.

* AdaptationalVillainy: Rochefort.

* TheAlcoholic: Athos. And he's played by Creator/OliverReed.

* BittersweetEnding: Like the book.

* BookDumb: D'Artagnan.
* ButtMonkey: Porthos. Planchet as well.

* CrashIntoHello: How D'Artagnan meets the musketeers, as in the book.

* TheDandy: Aramis.
* DarkActionGirl: Justine de Winter.

* TheDragon: Rochefort to Richelieu.

* DrunkenMaster: Athos.

* LargeHam: "YOU have deCIEVED ME!"

* MarkOfShame: The brand on Milady's shoulder.

* MookLieutenant: Jussac.

* NothingPersonal: "I have no enemies. ''France'' has enemies."

* PuppetKing: Louis.

* ShirtlessScene: D'Artagnan has several of these.

* TooImportantToWalk: Carriages are shown often.

* TheVamp: Milady de Winter.

Directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by Creator/GeorgeMacDonaldFraser, they star Creator/MichaelYork as D'Artagnan, Creator/OliverReed, Creator/RichardChamberlain, and Frank Finlay as the three Musketeers, and Creator/CharltonHeston, Creator/FayeDunaway, and Creator/ChristopherLee as the villains.

* StuffedInTheFridge: [[spoiler:Poor Contance]].

** In ''The Return of the Musketeers'', Eusebio Lázaro , Jean-Pierre Cassel and Philippe Noiret are all dubbed by British actors.

Directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by Creator/GeorgeMacDonaldFraser, they star Creator/MichaelYork as D'Artagnan, Creator/OliverReed, Richard Chamberlain, and Frank Finlay as the three Musketeers, and Creator/CharltonHeston, Creator/FayeDunaway, and Creator/ChristopherLee as the villains.

* YourCheatingHeart: Queen Anne cheats on her husband with the Duke of Buckingham, and the Duke cheats on her with Milady de Winter. Constance is cheating on her husband with D'Artagnan, D'Artagnan cheats on her with Milady's servant, Kitty, and Milady herself.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: D'Artagnan is way more noble and likeable than his book counterpart. He's practically {{Adorkable}} when with Constance.

* WomanInWhite: Milady de Winter. If she's not in white, she's in silver, pale pink, or grey.

-->'''The Duke''': Can you make two more exactly like these? ''[displays the collarpiece]''\\
'''O'Reilly''': Eh, I'll need two, maybe three weeks... \\
'''The Duke''': Two hundred crowns if you have them by tomorrow.\\
'''O'Reilly''': Done!

* MasterForger: The Duke of Buckingham, having met The Three Musketeers while on a secret mission in France, discovers that two large jewels are missing from his collarpiece. These were taken by the guileful Countess de Winter to keep the Duke from spoiling her machinations. The Duke visits a decrepit-looking fellow called Felton who happens to have a talent for making copies, and hires him thusly:

'''Felton''': Eh, I'll need two, maybe three weeks... \\

'''Felton''': Done!

* ActionizedAdaptation: The films add several action scenes, such as our heroes rescuing the Duke of Buckingham from assassination, D'Artagnan fighting guards before the ball, a fight between Constance and Milady, Athos, Porthos and Aramis rescuing Rochefort from being ShotAtDawn, D'Artagnan and Rochefort dueling on a frozen lake and final battle with Rochefort and his men at a covenant, culminating in a DuelToTheDeath between D'Artagnan and Rochefort.

* ExactEavesdropping: Zig-zagged. One of the [[PunchClockVillain Cardinal's spies]]. is seen reporting on a panicked conversation her heard Constance and the queen having about how to retrieve the diamonds and about the need to send a messenger. But the flashback accompanied by his voiceover then has the two of them suddenly make shushing sounds when they realize there is a spy. The spy himself continues his report to give Richelieu a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech [[MoodWhiplash by pretending that they'd kept talking]], and that it was something he'd overheard them saying.

** DoubleSubverted -- Porthos invents a move involving throwing his sword at the enemy in the same motion as drawing it. Aramis, unimpressed, asks Porthos to perform this move on him and easily parries the thrown blade, pointing out that Porthos is unarmed now. Later however, Porthos uses this move anyway, and it does work as intended.

* ActionizedAdaptation: The first film adds several action scenes, such as our heroes rescuing the Duke of Buckingham from assassination, D'Artagnan fighting guards before the ball, a fight between Constance and Milady, Athos, Porthos and Aramis rescuing Rochefort from being ShotAtDawn, D'Artagnan and Rochefort dueling on a frozen lake and final battle with Rochefort and his men at a covenant, culminating in a DuelToTheDeath between D'Artagnan and Rochefort.

* ActionizedAdaptation: The film adds several action scenes, such as our heroes rescuing the Duke of Buckingham from assassination, D'Artagnan fighting guards before the ball, a fight between Constance and Milady, Athos, Porthos and Aramis rescuing Rochefort from being ShotAtDawn, D'Artagnan and Rochefort dueling on a frozen lake and final battle with Rochefort and his men at a covenant, culminating in a DuelToTheDeath between D'Artagnan and Rochefort.

* PullingTheRugOut: PlayedForLaughs. Near the end of the movie D'Artagnan confronts several guards inside the palace. He grabs the rug they're standing on and tries to pull it out from under them, but only succeeds in ripping off the edge of the rug. As the guards are not actually involved in the current fight they don't persue him and just wonder aloud why a random guy tore their carpet and ran.

* HypocriticalHumor: When the other Musketeers hear that D'artangon is sleeping with both Constance and Milady, Porthos chides him that he knows any of his own current mistresses would be upset if they heard about him doing something like that.

** Lord de Winter, who in the book tries Milady for the death of his brother, is also omitted.

* AdaptationalConsent: In the book, D'Artagnan commits RapeByDeception on Milady. This was changed so their encounter is consensual.

* AdaptationalDumbass: This version of D'Artagnan is a naive country bumpkin without a noble blood in him.

* ForgedMessage: In ''The Four Musketeers'', Milady send d'Artagnan a case of poisoned wine along with a letter supposedly from Athos, Porthos and Aramis. Luckily d'Artagnan decides to find them first before drinking the wine.

** Jean-Pierre Cassel's (Louis XIII) voice is overdubbed by Creator/RichardBriers.

* ThisIsSomethingHesGotToDoHimself: During D'artagnan and Rochefort's duel where Porthos is about to step in, but Aramis stops him, suggesting this trope without saying a word.

* AdaptedOut:
** With the exception of Planchet, none of the musketeers' servants appear in the film.
** Lord de Winter, who in the book tries Milady for the death of his brother, is also omitted.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The last we see of Planchet, he's in England witnessing the Duke of Buckingham's murder. The book reveals that he became a sergeant in the army, so we can assume he made it back.