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David Ambrose (writer)
George Bruce (earlier screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 December 1979 (Denmark) more
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Duelling, dashing heroes ... from the bedroom to the battlefield! more
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King Louis XIV has without his knowledge a twin brother, Philippe, but when he is told, he immediately locks him up in the Bastille... more | add synopsis
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Waste of great talent more (10 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Sylvia Kristel | ... | Maria Theresa |
 | Ursula Andress | ... | Louise de la Vallière |
 | Beau Bridges | ... | Louis XIV / Philippe of Gascony |
 | Cornel Wilde | ... | D'Artagnan |
 | Ian McShane | ... | Fouquet |
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... | Porthos |
 | Lloyd Bridges | ... | Aramis |
| José Ferrer | ... | Athos |
 | Olivia de Havilland | ... | Queen Mother |
| Helmut Dantine | ... | Spanish Ambassador |
 | Rex Harrison | ... | Colbert |
| Román Ariznavarreta | ||
| Bernard Bresslaw | ... | Bernard |
| Stephan Bastian | ||
| Victor Cousin | (as Victor Couzin) |
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Also Known As:
Das Geheimnis der eisernen Maske (Austria) (West Germany)
Behind the Iron Mask
The 5th Musketeer (USA) (poster title)
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UK:116 min | USA:104 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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Australia:PG | UK:15 | USA:PG
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Final film of Helmut Dantine. more
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Version of Mushketyory 20 let spustya (1992) more
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THE FIFTH MUSKETEER - what a big disappointment. All that amazing talent, all those famous names, and only a couple of adequate performances in the entire film. What went wrong? I have the sneaking suspicion there were too many Chiefs and not enough Indians working in this film. The filmmakers probably found it hard to control the big names, and it shows. Clever dialogue would have made it possible to overlook the tepid, unoriginal script, but alas, there is very little.
Even if I were not an Ian McShane fan I would be forced to admit his characterisation of Fouquet remains the only one in the film which seems fully formed. Even though he plays the villain I found myself cheering him on because he was the only one with any charisma or humour in the entire film. The female performers are appealing. I hear the UK version has some nudity; the US VHS version has been cut to the point of somnambulism.
Trivia for McShane fans: The hijinx appear to all have taken place off-set rather than on. During the making of THE FIFTH MUSKETEER, Sylvia Kristel (of the EMMANUELLE soft porn series of films) and Ian McShane became involved in a highly-publicized, scandalous long- term affair. And McShane has related memories (complete with a spot-on vocal impersonation) of Rex Harrison imperiously barking orders at him to get out of his light during filming. It was that kind of set.