The Three Musketeers (1973)

Frank Finlay: Porthos, O'Reilly

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• Porthos : [to Athos, who is about to duel D'Artagnan]  Are you fighting this, er, fellow? But I'm meeting him meself.

  D'Artagnan : But not till one o'clock, sir.

  Aramis : Oh, no no no. I'm to fight him this afternoon.

  D'Artagnan : At two o'clock, sir.

  Athos : How long have you been in Paris?

  D'Artagnan : Since eight o'clock this morning.

  Athos : You waste little time, sir.

  D'Artagnan : My father recommended that I fight duels.

  Athos : [laughs]  Well! Let us hope you can do him some credit, hm?

• Jussac : We have a duty to suppress disorder and arrest brawlers. Put up your swords and come along with us.

  Athos : Impossible.

  Porthos : Unthinkable.

  Aramis : Unlikely.

• Duke of Buckingham : [the Musketeers have unwittingly rescued the Duke of Buckingham from Richilieu's men]  I could have managed on my own, but my thanks to you gentlemen anyway.

  [quickly exits] 

  Porthos : [looks after him, then to Athos]  Who was that?

  Athos : I don't know, but he sounded a touch foreign to me. Didn't he?

• Aramis : There are six of them and we are only three.

  D'Artagnan : No, four!

  Porthos : You are not one of us!

  Athos : This is not your affair, boy.

  D'Artagnan : I may not have the tunic, but I have the heart of a Musketeer!

• Aramis : Discretion is the better part of vanity.

  Porthos : I don't understand. I know the one about valor, though I don't agree. I can't be discreet about how valiant I am; shouldn't be asked.

• Porthos : May one ask - delicately - the cause in which we're expected to die?

  Aramis : When you go on a campaign, does the King give his reasons? He says, "Porthos, fight!" and you fight.

  Porthos : Oh, I do, I do!

  Aramis : Then let's go and be killed where we're told to! Is life worth so many questions?