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Actors: Michael York, Oliver Reed, Faye Dunaway, Raquel Welch, Christopher Lee, Richard Chamberlain, Geraldine Chaplin, Charlton Heston
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Four Musketeers |
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THE FOUR MUSKETEERS is the second half THE THREE MUSKETEERS adaptation. Here continues the adventures of D'Artagnan (York) and the three kings' musketeers he has befriended.
When last we left the group, D'Artagnan had just been made a member of The King's Musketeers thanks to his cunning in stopping a plot to blackmail the Queen by Cardinal Richelieu (Heston) and his minions.
The political intrigue continues. This chapter of the story is all about the attempts of Milday deWinter (Dunaway), the thwarted spy of the first installment, to continue in her plans to eliminate England's Prime Minister, the Duke of Buckingham (Simon Ward) and exact her revenge by murdering D'Artagnan and his lover, Constance (Welch).
This Richard Lester film and THE THREE MUSKETEERS were intended as one. Lester forged ahead despite the actors being contracted for one film. They eventually sued and won, however, the actors reportedly did not receive as much compensation as they would have had they been paid separately for each film.
There is a two DVD package containing both films on the market.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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THE FOUR MUSKETEERS is a film directed by the British director Richard Lester in 1974. This is the followup of "The Three Musketeers" with the same cast.
D'Artagnan has finally become a musketeer at the end of the precedent movie. The Queen of France is still in love with the Duke of Buckingham, prime minister of England, and sends letters to him by through her servant Constance Bonacieux. The Cardinal of Richelieu becomes aware of it and kidnaps Constance. The Cardinal also asks Milady De Winter to sail to England and convince Buckingham not to disembark in France in order to defend the city of La Rochelle, whose protestant inhabitants have rebelled against the catholic King of France. If Milady fails, she is told by Richelieu to murder Buckingham. D'Artagnan and his friends must save Constance, Buckingham and the Queen of France's honor.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Four Musketeers |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 18th century
Legal/Political Thriller?
Yes
Political Plotlets:
- power struggle between good/bad govt factions
Combat acrobatics/martial arts?
Yes
Romance
Yes
Kind of movie
- superfast sword fighting
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- infantry soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- longhair/girliemon (man)
Body type
- average (man)
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- French
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
- enemy army
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- spy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- ample chest and buttocks (woman)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- France
Misc setting
- prison
- fort/military installation
- castle
- church/synagogue
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
- full of laughter
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
Kind of violence:
- land battles
- mission to rescue
- guns
- swords
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- crushed
- decapitated
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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