The Three Musketeers

"All for one and one for all!"

1993 1h 45m EN

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6.4

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33%

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6.4

IMDB

★6.4TMDB · 1,110🥫33%Rotten Tomatoes●43Metacritic★6.4IMDB · 65,003

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Synopsis

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D'Artagnan travels to Paris hoping to become a musketeer, one of the French king's elite bodyguards, only to discover that the corps has been disbanded by conniving Cardinal Richelieu, who secretly hopes to usurp the throne. Fortunately, Athos, Porthos and Aramis have refused to lay down their weapons and continue to protect their king. D'Artagnan joins with the rogues to expose Richelieu's plot against the crown.

“All for one and one for all!”

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Cast

Chris O'Donnell
D'Artagnan
Kiefer Sutherland
Athos
Oliver Platt
Porthos
Charlie Sheen
Aramis
Tim Curry
Cardinal Richelieu
Rebecca De Mornay
Milady de Winter
Paul McGann
Girard / Jussac
Gabrielle Anwar
Queen Anne

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephen Herek
Writers: David Loughery
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Austria

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.7× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Austria.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Stephen Herek, shot by Dean Semler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Kamen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor John F. Link shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Chris O'Donnell and Kiefer Sutherland and Oliver Platt carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "All for one and one for all!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stephen Herek directs. Dean Semler behind the camera. Michael Kamen scores. John F. Link cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America, Austria. Dialogue in English.

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1Made its money back 3.7× over at the box office.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Austria.
4Directed by Stephen Herek, shot by Dean Semler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michael Kamen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John F. Link shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Chris O'Donnell and Kiefer Sutherland and Oliver Platt carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "All for one and one for all!".
9IMDB entry: tt0108333 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 10 themes, including "paris, france", "based on novel or book", "musketeer", "king of france".

The technical file

Cinematography: Dean Semler
Original score: Michael Kamen
Editing: John F. Link
Production design: Wolf Kroeger
Costume design: John Mollo
Makeup / hair: Ann Masterson
Sound: David J. Hudson
Stunt coordinator: Paul Weston
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $111,898,845
Return: 373% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Three Musketeers (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes: 33% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 43/100
IMDB rating: 6.4/10 · 65,003 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

2 wins & 3 nominations total

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r96sk2020-09-28
★ 8/10
What's more overdone? The gratuitous cleavage shots or the catchphrase? I did enjoy 'The Three Musketeers' - but boy is there a load of cleavage shoved in your face. The famous Musketeer phrase is also said a lot. This film is a little bit of a weird one, in terms of how I feel about it. It's clearly enjoyable but I wasn't sure if it deserves the step above rating that I've given, by the end I think it just about gets there. I like the plot, the locations and pacing, but it took a relative while for the cast to grow on me. Chris O'Donnell (D'Artagnan) and Oliver Platt (Porthos) would be my standouts, I liked both of them pretty much from the beginning; it's my first time seeing O'Donnell, away from his 'Batman' appearances, though have seen Platt a number of times. Charlie Sheen (Aramis) and Kiefer Sutherland (Athos) are the ones who don't work amazingly in my opinion. I don't love their acting styles here, while I didn't sense enough chemistry between the two - and Platt, for that matter. Tim Curry, meanwhile, is always hit-and-miss to me - not helped by the fact that 'Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties' is my biggest memory of him, I'm constantly hearing Prince XII whenever he talks - my apologies, Mr. Curry. Lastly for the cast, it's also interesting (for me) seeing Paul McGann involved - I've very recently become aware of him through television's 'Luther'. Funny ol' world. Sorry for the few tangents there. My final thoughts on this film: It's entertaining. Worth a watch.
tmdb280390232022-08-28
★ 1/10
They say a hero is only as good as the villain. If, by the same token, a villain is only as bad as the hero, then The Three Musketeers has, proportionately speaking, the best villains of any movie. Tim Curry and the diabolical Michael Wincott are inspired choices for Cardinal Richelieu and the Count (for some reason Captain in this movie) de Rochefort. In contrast, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Chris O'Donnell, and Oliver Platt as Aramis, Athos, D'Artagnan, and Porthos, respectively, are like the Three Stooges without Moe, Larry, and Curly (i.e., Shemp, Joe, and Joe). Athos, Porthos, Aramis, d'Artagnan; for those who have read Dumas's Musketeers saga, these aren't mere mortals; they are titans, demigods, princes of the Universe. Even The Man in the Iron Mask – an otherwise bad movie – knew that the Musketeers demand actors who can throw their weight around; in that case, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu, and Gabriel Byrne (no points for guessing Depardieu's role). Sutherland is the only film actor among the quote-unquote heroes; the rest are glorified TV stars. Sheen in the role of Aramis is simply outrageous; it's true that both the character and the actor are fond of women, but Aramis likes ladies and Sheen likes whores, and it's safe to say that the actor and the character make their conquests in very different circles. Moreover, Aramis has class, grace, and elegance; Sheen, on the other hand, has exactly what he deserves (this film was released just six years after Wall Street, but Sheen's career even then was for all intents and purposes over). As for O'Donnell, what can you really say about him? Dumas's original novel opens with one of the best father-and-son heart-to-hearts in literature (although the gold standard remains Polonius and Laertes in Hamlet). At the beginning of The Three Musketeers, though, D'Artagnan Sr. is already pushing daisies; “my father was a musketeer”, boasts Junior; “the personal bodyguard of the King”, to which someone, quite rightly, replies: “the King was assassinated. Your father was a failure". If it's any consolation, at least he wasn't as big a flop as this movie (which ends on a very positive note, and not just because it's finally over; similar to its protagonists and antagonists, its official theme song is as good as the movie is bad).
CinemaSerf2023-08-26
★ 6/10
Ok, first things first - this has nothing at all to do the Dumas' book. We ought to be clear on that before we continue through this Disneyfied interpretation of this classic story. A way too handsome Chris O'Donnell is "D'Artagnan" who arrives in Paris determined to follow in his father's footsteps and join the King's Musketeers. There is a fly in his ointment, though - the evil Cardinal Richelieu (Tim Curry) has seen to it that this particular militia has been disbanded in disgrace. Through a series of mishaps, he finds himself facing three duels with erstwhile musketeers - Messieurs Aramis, Porthos and Athos who all end up fighting the Cardinal's guard and unite... Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland and Oliver Platt are his colleagues as they struggle to restore their legion and simultaneously avert an English invasion, and quite probably a coup to replace the infantile King Louis. It's quite well paced, there is plenty of action and Curry is clearly having a bit of a laugh as the evil churchman. Otherwise, however, it's an unremarkable remake lacking much of the charm and cunning of either the 1948 or Richard Lester's 1973 romp.