Three Musketeers Four Musketeers Criterion Collection 4K UHD
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Criterion's four-disc set pairs Richard Lester's two-part Dumas adaptation: The Three Musketeers (1973) and The Four Musketeers (1974), shot as one production and split into two films. The cast is the draw: Michael York as d'Artagnan, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay and Richard Chamberlain as the musketeers, with Raquel Welch, Faye Dunaway, Charlton Heston and Geraldine Chaplin around them. Lester plays the swashbuckler as slapstick, with real period grime and bruising stunt work rather than studio polish. Both films get new 4K restorations in Dolby Vision HDR, and the set adds a new David Cairns documentary plus the 2002 Saga of the Musketeers documentary. It suits Dumas fans and admirers of 1970s British comedy-adventure; anyone wanting a single lean film should know it is two features plus a disc of extras.
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The Lester Musketeers films are widely regarded as the best screen Dumas, praised for casting, wit and physical comedy. Criterion's edition draws praise for the restorations and the documentary extras.
This Criterion Collection edition pairs The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers, a two-part adaptation of Alexandre Dumas's novel directed by Richard Lester. The films were shot simultaneously, having originally been conceived as a single film. Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, and Richard Chamberlain star as the swordsmen. Raquel Welch, Faye Dunaway, Geraldine Chaplin, and Charlton Heston lead the supporting cast.
The Three Musketeers follows the young d'Artagnan (York) as he travels from the French countryside to Paris. There he befriends Athos, Porthos, and Aramis and helps them stop Cardinal Richelieu's plot to undermine the king. It mixes duels, period sets and costumes, and physical comedy. The Four Musketeers has a more somber tone. In it, the heroes are drawn into a revenge plot orchestrated by Milady de Winter (Dunaway).
Both films have new 4K digital restorations with uncompressed monaural soundtracks. The 4K UHD discs are presented in Dolby Vision HDR. Two Blu-rays carry the films and the special features, which include two documentaries, a 1973 featurette, and trailers. English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing are included.