The Three Musketeers (1973) / The Four Musketeers (1974) (Criterion Collection, Restored, Special Edition, 2 4K Ultra HDs + 2 Blu-rays)

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Alexandre Dumas’s immortal tale of adventure and camaraderie received perhaps the finest of its numerous screen adaptations with this two-part swashbuckling spectacular from A Hard Day’s Night director Richard Lester. Featuring Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, and Richard Chamberlain as the swaggering swordsmen, who thrust and parry their way through courtly intrigue in seventeenth-century France, The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers are also graced with an all-star supporting cast that includes Raquel Welch, Faye Dunaway, Geraldine Chaplin, and Charlton Heston. Lester’s exuberant epic breathes new life into an oft-told classic through its boisterous slapstick invention, its meticulous attention to period detail, and a sense of pure, unbridled bravado that is thrilling to behold.

SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
New 4K digital restorations, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks
In the 4K UHD edition: Two 4K UHD discs of the films presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the films and special features
Two for One, a new documentary by critic David Cairns
The Saga of the Musketeers (2002), a two-part documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew members
The Making of “The Three Musketeers,” a 1973 featurette with behind-the-scenes footage of director Richard Lester
Trailers
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: An essay by film critic Stephanie Zacharek

New illustration by Mattias Adolfsson