Useless Movie Trivia
The Four Musketeers
Memorable Quotes
Headsman: And two more pistoles for rowing the boat. I'm a headsman, not a sailor.
Trivia
Filmed at the same time as The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Diamonds (1973).
Director Richard Lester was sued by the actors who claimed they were tricked into thinking the film was to be part of The Three Musketeers: The Queen's Diamonds (1973). They won their case in court, but did not receive as much money as they would have if they were paid separately for both films.
Goofs
When the bomb attached to the bread is thrown back at La Rochelle, it is the bread which explodes as the bomb is still clearly intact after the explosion.
In the swordfight on the frozen river, the lumps of broken ice float high in the water like Styrofoam. Real ice would be 9/10 below the surface and water would slosh over the lumps as they were moved around.
The English troops being reviewed by Buckingham are carrying Union Flags. Although that flag did exist at this date, it was not used by the Army until the Act of Union (which brought England and Scotland together as one State) roughly seventy years later - they should still have been carrying flags bearing only the Cross of St George.
Box Office Info For The USA
Filming Locations
Estudios Cinematografica Roma S.A., Madrid, Spain (studio)
Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain