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The Fifth Musketeer
“Pure adventure is back...for the fun of it!”
King Louis XIV has without his knowledge a twin brother, Philippe, but when he is told, he immediately locks up his brother in the Bastille. The king wants to increase his popularity and stages an assassination against himself where Philippe is dressed as king Louis. But Philippe manages to escape the assassination and everybody believes him to be the real king...
Directed by Ken Annakin, Heinz Lazek
49
User score
17 votes
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Status
Released
Released
April 6, 1979
Runtime
1h 56m
Language
English
Budget → Revenue
$7.0M → —
Top cast
Beau Bridges
Philippe / Louis XIV
Sylvia Kristel
Maria Theresa
Ursula Andress
Louise de La Vallière
Olivia de Havilland
Anne d'Autriche
Ian McShane
Fouquet
Cornel Wilde
D'Artagnan
Rex Harrison
Colbert
José Ferrer
Athos
Lloyd Bridges
Aramis
Alan Hale Jr.
Porthos
Helmut Dantine
Spanish Ambassador
Román Ariznavarreta
Bernard Bresslaw
Bernard
Stephan Bastian
Victor Couzyn
(as Victor Couzin)
