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	Biography for Christopher Lee (I) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		By the mid-1970s, Lee was tiring of his horror image and tried to widen his appeal by participating in several mainstream films, such as The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970), The Three Musketeers (1973), The Four Musketeers (1974), and the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun (1974).
		Lee and Cushing often than not played contrasting roles in Hammer films, where Cushing was the protagonist and Lee the villain, whether it be Van Helsing and Dracula respectively in Dracula (1958), or John Banning and Kharis the Mummy respectively in The Mummy (1959).
		When filming his death scene in "The Lord of the Rings", in which he is stabbed in the back, he gave Peter Jackson a long description of what actually happens when one is stabbed in that manner.
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	The Four Musketeers
		The film was actually shot at the same time as its predecessor, so director Richard Lester adds on some offscreen narrative to refresh the memories of those who might have forgotten the original.
		Not only this, but the Musketeers must also protect D'Artagnan and Constance from Milady (After Constance is rescued from the place where she is held), for she plans to wreck horrible revenge on both for humiliating her in the previous film.
		Not nearly as much fun as the first film, The Three Musketeers, this conclusion to the story of D'Artagnon, Athos, Porthos&Aramis and their efforts to thwart the machinations of Cardinal Richelieu, de Rochefort, and Milady DeWinter, is much more plot-heavy and somber than the original, and includes some jarring assassinations and murders.
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	Little Mo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		As one of the powerful Four Musketeers (the others were Jean Borotra, Henri Cochet, and Jacques Brugnon), he helped France win its first Davis Cup in 1927, starting its six-year domination of the cup.
		For six years he was captain of the French Davis Cup team (on team, 1921-34); the "Four Musketeers" held the cup from 1927 to 1932.
		In 1927, as one of the Four Musketeers (the others being René Lacoste, Henri Cochet, and Jacques Brugnon), he helped France win the Davis Cup for the first time.
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	The Four Musketeers (1974) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The two are actually the same film, shot simultaneously (in fact, the cast thought they were making one long movie, to the extent that they were paid for one movie; they later sued, as well they should have).
		Charlton Heston is the anchor at the center of the film as the scheming Richelieu.
		And the climactic duel in a church is sublime.
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	The Four Musketeers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The four musketeers -- Athos (Oliver Reed), Aramis (Richard Chamberlain), Porthos (Frank Finlay) and young D'Artagnan (Michael York) -- are still the grand heroes of legend, whose bravery and skill always win out despite overwhelming odds.
		One might argue their state is worse, not better, by film's end, but they're still alive and in fairly good circumstances, which beats the alternative planned for them by the conniving Cardinal Richelieu (Charlton Heston) and his lackeys, the swordsman Rochefort (Christopher Lee) and the seductress/assassin Milady de Winter (Faye Dunaway).
		There are priceless scenes in this film, such as the duel on ice and the musketeers' picnic on an enemy's bastion.
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	At-A-Glance Film Reviews: The Four Musketeers (1974)
		When Richard Lester was filming The Three Musketeers, he discovered the result was too long for a single film.
		At any rate, because the films were made concurrently, this sequel continues the saga in the same off-beat spirit of the first installment and is another fine piece of entertainment.
		If at all possible, see this film letterboxed or on the big screen; even though the aspect ratio is not especially wide, the pan-n-scan job is horrific, the frame often focusing on dirt while the action is cropped.
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	The Complete Musketeers (The Three Musketeers / The Four Musketeers) id
		"The Four Musketeers" is the second half of the original novel, and appropriately called "Milady's Revenge." Milady is, unsurprisingly, very peeved that the Musketeers thwarted her in the previous film.
		But the film never quite descends to slapstick, and there is plenty of drama and even tragedy, as one of the important characters dies, and others reveal not-so-pleasant secrets.
		All four of the Musketeers are outstanding: York has that naive Luke Skywalker vibe, while Finlay is a lovable hothead, Chamberlin a charming rogue priest, and Reed a tormented soul.
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		Well, it is if you manage to live long enough to develop such a cavalier attitude- and when the sword-trained but naive York heads to Paris to pursue his dream of becoming a Musketeer, it's an even bet as to whether he'll survive or not.
		Hooking up with flawed-but-honorable Musketeers Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay and Richard Chamberlain, York becomes embroiled in a plot involving French Queen Geraldine Chaplin, English nobleman Simon Ward, scheming Cardinal Charlton Heston and his one-eyed henchman Christopher Lee, shady Lady Faye Dunaway, and comely klutz Raquel Welch.
		The various intrigues that ensue are just the pretext needed to stage scenes of action, slapstick comedy, and romance, all of it filtered through the anarchic viewpoint of "Hard Day's Night" director Richard Lester, who brings a decidedly irreverent flavor to the proceedings.
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	The Three Musketeers... The Four Musketeers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The young D'Artagnan is ridiculed at first but then proves his mettle and joins the three musketeers for the adventure of their lives.
		The musketeers and D'Artagnan find themselves embroiled in court scandal, political shenanigans, possible war with England, and affairs of the heart, but they always find a way out of their troubles – usually accompanied by clanging swords, and the thud of leather on flesh.
		The two films stand on their own merits individually but also form a wonderful whole when viewed together.
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	The Three Musketeers/The Four Musketeers : DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		THE THREE MUSKETEERS is a rollicking, frolicking, swashbuckling, tongue-in-cheek, complex, exciting, tale of brash, mercenary soldiers, who were,"One for All and All for One," in their pursuit of pleasure, patriotism, and a good sword fight.
		Everything about this film is classy: the stars, the costumes, the magnificent sets, the music, and the authenticity is remarkable, right down to the smallest detail.
		The second film, also known as MILADY´S REVENGE was less funny, but wove a rousing good yarn of the FOUR MUSKETEERS, supporting their King, in a power struggle against Cardinal Richelieu and Milady.
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	GreenCine: The Four Musketeers - Online DVD Rental, For People Who Like To Watch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		De Winter is determined to get revenge against the Musketeers, and when she learns that D'Artagnan is infatuated with the lovely Constance (Raquel Welch), she first tries to foil their romance by seducing D'Artagnan herself, and then by persuading Rochefort (Christopher Lee) to kidnap Constance.
		She then engineers the assassination of the Duke of Buckingham (Simon Ward), a close friend of D'Artagnan; when word of the Duke's death and Constance's imprisonment reaches D'Artagnan and his comrades, the foursome ride off to rescue the fair lady and see that justice is done against de Winter.
		The Four Musketeers was filmed concurrently with The Three Musketeers; it was originally intended to be one film, but when director Richard Lester realized the movie would be over three and a half hours long, the decision was made to release it as two separate features instead.
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	Complete Musketeers - The Three Musketeers (1973) / The Four Musketeers (1975) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		"The Three Musketeers" (1973) The legendary Musketeers are sent to England to save the honor of their French Queen and retrieve her famed diamond necklace from her secret lover, the Duke of Buckingham.
		"The Four Musketeers" (1974) Milady is determined to make the Musketeers pay for foiling her plot to discredit the Queen of France, even if it means seducing the hateful d'Artagnan.
		Based on the classic novels by Alexander Dumas, this film, and its predecessor, "The Three Musketeers," are said to be the best adaptations of the Musketeers.
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		One of the funniest sequences involve a pair of stilts, Constance, and a musketeer.
		This is what made the film interesting to me, as Reed makes it convincing, with much more interest than Keifer Sutherland did in the recent Disney version of this.
		If you want a good film version of the last novel, I'd suggest the TV movie that was made with Richard Chamberlain in the dual role of Philippe/Louis and skip the D'Caprio one.
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	Four Musketeers, The DVD Review - Time Out Film
		The second half of Lester's brilliant The Three Musketeers is a reasonably beguiling, if noticeably padded coda, with the best bits containing in abundance that quality of penetrating period wit which made its predecessor such a delight.
		The tone is darker and more oppressive; there are sequences that lapse into boredom; but the scenes involving Dunaway - whether she's lobbing poisoned darts at her lovers or busily seducing her English warder - have a lushly ironic fairytale quality that the movies capture all too rarely.
		The annual Time Out Film Guide includes 15,000 films reviewed over the last 36 years by Time Out critics, covering every area of cinema: Hollywood mainstream and B-movie horrors, documentaries and avant garde, French, Far Eastern, classic silents and 1930s comedies.
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	The Four Musketeers : DVD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Not nearly as much fun as the first film, The Three Musketeers, this conclusion to the story of D´Artagnon, Athos, Porthos & Aramis and their efforts to thwart the machinations of Cardinal Richelieu, de Rochefort, and Milady DeWinter, is much more plot-heavy and somber than the original, and includes some jarring assassinations and murders.
		There is a new DVD version out which is a two-pack of "The Three Musketeers" and "The Four Musketeers" that has the special features and has the full version of both movies without missing content.
		This time, D´Artagnan (Michael York) and his Musketeer mentors (Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay) have a tougher fight against their old enemies, and the adventure is not without its casualties.
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	The Three Musketeers (1973) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Goofs: Continuity: In some stunts, the musketeers are seen for short spans of time with no rapiers - their hands are empty, as are their scabbards, while before and after they wield their swords.
		This film (and its companion piece The Four Musketeers) is the finest adaptation of the Dumas classic.
		He is the wise counsel to the young D'Artagnan, and the mysterious side to the Musketeer triangle.
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	DVD Savant Review: The Complete Musketeers
		What makes the difference in the Musketeers movies is director Richard Lester, a funny man who nevertheless took his work seriously, and was held in high esteem for re-inventing the British comedy for the Beatles generation.
		The quality that sets Lester's Musketeer movies apart from earlier versions is its low-key approach to the bond between the four heroes.
		The Musketeers films are fine entertainments that play as if they were brand new.
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	The Complete Musketeers (The Three Musketeers / The Four Musketeers) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This pair of films is almost certainly the finest film version not only of The Three Musketeers, but of any of Dumas' novels.
		While it may not be truly "great," it is superbly made and one (or rather two) of the most enjoyable films I have ever seen.
		A lot closer to Alexandre Dumas's original novel is "The Complete Musketeers," a pair of movies that sparkle with humor, romance, swordplay and political plotting.
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	Blended The Four Musketeers [1975] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Four Musketeers provides a very good lesson for modern directors as to how they should make sequels.
		Indeed slapstick is in abundance in this film but also is the tragic end of the film which soberly wakes up the veiwer to seeing just how ruthless Mi Lady De Winter or Rochforth can be.
		The DVD is pretty basic all you really get is the film perhaps a documentary here and there wouldn't hurt now and then.
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	THE FOUR MUSKETEERS
		CAPSULE REVIEW –– More of a continuation of THE THREE MUSKETEERS than a true sequel – they were shot back-to-back – this installment follows D'Artagnan (York) and his musketeer friends as they fight for the King against protestant rebels.
		When his lover, Constance (Welch), is kidnapped, the four set out to find her and get entangled further in the Cardinal's web of intrigue.
		As good as she is, the film spends too much time with her and not enough on our musketeer fellows.
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	Epinions.com - Comments on 'Lester's The Four Musketeers: And here's the rest of the story...'
		Lester's The Four Musketeers: And here's the rest of the story...
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		I might add that, although it is in fl and white (horrors!), the 1939 version of THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK, with Louis Hayward and Warren William, James Whale's last great film, should be put beside Chamberlain's TV effort.
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	The Musketeer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The umpteenth version of Alexander Dumas's The Three Musketeers jettisons most of the plot of the original, dummies down the characters (who are already stupid enough in the original), substitutes unbelievable string acrobatics for fighting, and allows only the character of D'Artagnan any real screen time.
		The Musketeer does not come close to matching these films or even to such second rank films as the MGM Gene Kelly version (1948).
		The widescreen compositions photographed by the director himself is certainly the film's most memorable feature.
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	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- The 'four' musketeers
		The makers are in harness to a big budget, but director Tim Story hasn't forgotten the fun he had making "Barbershop." If only the cast were quite that loose – the actors, none quite of star rank (probably a budget decision), seem ready to either start a franchise or open a modeling agency.
		It's a Marvel Comics film with a mailman cameo for old Marvel king Stan Lee and a release neatly timed to this week's DVD issue of the boxed Fantastic Four cartoons from the 1990s.
		New York is slicked into a showcase for the newly minted Four, who are both extensions and crownings of special effects.
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	screenonline: Finlay, Frank (1926-) Biography
		at the National in 1964, and in the 1965 film version (d.
		Stuart Burge) for which he received a BAFTA nomination.
		He played striking supporting roles in many films, from 1962 (as a tetchy railway clerk in
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	TheForce.Net - Jedi Council - Interviews \| Christopher Lee
		You have to remember that in the case of a film like Lord of the Rings, they were taken from books that had already been written.
		And it has to be done, for it’s the last film of the six.
		He was awarded the London Film Critics Dilys Powell '94 award for his entire career as an actor and for his services to the film industry.
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	TroyRutter.com - DVD : The Four Musketeers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Musketeers must prevent this for the sake of the Queen...
		Not nearly as much fun as the first film, The Three Musketeers, this conclusion to the story of D'Artagnon, Athos, Porthos and Aramis and their efforts to thwart the machinations of Cardinal Richelieu, de Rochefort, and Milady DeWinter, is much more plot-heavy and somber than the original, and includes some jarring assassinations and murders.
		Benefiting greatly by having the same wonderful cast (both films were shot at one time), it continues where the first film left off, with clever and ironic...
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	Home Theater & Sound -- DVD Review -- The Complete Musketeers: The Three Musketeers/The Four Musketeers - ***1/2
		At least four others preceded this version, and more recently Disney had a go at it again, casting the most recent "brat pack" available at the time (1993).
		In fact, her perfectly timed comedic portrayal of Constance, as a bumbling, awkward young woman, won her a Golden Globe award.
		The movie was originally planned as one long four-hour affair with an intermission, but was later divided into two films.
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	DigiGuide : Film: The Four Musketeers
		Lighthearted sequel to the 1973 hit The Three Musketeers, with King Louis XIII's four swashbuckling heroes engaged in further adventures of chivalrous derring-do.
		Once again they do battle with the devious Cardinal Richelieu and his evil accomplice Milady de Winter, who are determined to wreak a terrible revenge after being foiled in their plan to discredit the queen.
		Geraldine Chaplin as Queen Anne of Austria, Faye Dunaway as Milady de Winter, Roy Kinnear as Planchet, Michael Gothard as Felton, Nicole Calfan as Maid Kitty, Ángel del Pozo as Jussac, Eduardo Fajardo, Simon Ward as Duke of Buckingham, Jean-Pierre Cassel as Louis XIII
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