''The Three Musketeers'' is a 1969
television film based on the 1844 novel ''
The Three Musketeers'' (''Les Trois Mousquetaires'') by
Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas (, ; ; born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (), 24 July 1802 – 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (where '' '' is French for 'father', to distinguish him from his son Alexandre Dumas fils), was a French writer ...
. It stars
Kenneth Welsh as
d'Artagnan. The Three Musketeers,
Athos
Athos may refer to:
Fictional or mythical characters
* Athos (character), one of the title characters in the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) by Alexandre Dumas père
* Athos (mythology), one of the Gigantes in Greek mythology
* Athos Fadiga ...
,
Porthos and
Aramis, are played by Powys Thomas, James Blendick and
Colin Fox.
Academy Award-winner actor
Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American actor. Prolific in film, television and on stage, Walken is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Awar ...
makes a very early film appearance as Felton.
Premise
A young man named d'Artagnan leaves home to travel to Paris, with the intention to join the Musketeers. Although d'Artagnan is not able to join this elite corps immediately, he befriends the three most formidable musketeers of the age — Athos, Porthos and Aramis — and gets involved in affairs of the state and court.
Cast
*
Colin Fox as
Aramis
*Powys Thomas as
Athos
Athos may refer to:
Fictional or mythical characters
* Athos (character), one of the title characters in the novel ''The Three Musketeers'' (1844) by Alexandre Dumas père
* Athos (mythology), one of the Gigantes in Greek mythology
* Athos Fadiga ...
*
Kenneth Welsh as
d'Artagnan
*James Blendick as
Porthos
*Leo Ciceri as
Cardinal Richelieu
Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu (; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman and statesman. He was also known as ''l'Éminence rouge'', or "the Red Eminence", a term derived from the ...
*
Martha Henry as
Lady Sabine DeWinter
*
Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken (born Ronald Walken; March 31, 1943) is an American actor. Prolific in film, television and on stage, Walken is the recipient of numerous accolades including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Awar ...
as
John Felton
*Eric Donkin as (''King'')
Louis XIV
See also
*
List of American films of 1969
External links
*
1969 films
American swashbuckler films
Films based on The Three Musketeers
1969 adventure films
Films set in the 1620s
Films set in France
Films set in Paris
Cultural depictions of Cardinal Richelieu
Cultural depictions of Louis XIV
Television shows based on The Three Musketeers
1960s English-language films
1960s American films
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