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The Return of the Musketeers

  • 19891989
  • PGPG
  • 1h 42m
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The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
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In France in 1649, the services of the Four Musketeers are needed again, and they run into some old foes from twenty years before.In France in 1649, the services of the Four Musketeers are needed again, and they run into some old foes from twenty years before.In France in 1649, the services of the Four Musketeers are needed again, and they run into some old foes from twenty years before.
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  • Director
    • Richard Lester
  • Writers
    • George MacDonald Fraser(screenplay)
    • Alexandre Dumas(book "Twenty Years After")
  • Stars
    • Michael York
    • Oliver Reed
    • Frank Finlay
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  • Director
    • Richard Lester
  • Writers
    • George MacDonald Fraser(screenplay)
    • Alexandre Dumas(book "Twenty Years After")
  • Stars
    • Michael York
    • Oliver Reed
    • Frank Finlay
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    • 26User reviews
    • 23Critic reviews
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    Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Michael York, and Frank Finlay in The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
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    C. Thomas Howell and Oliver Reed in The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
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    Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Michael York, and Frank Finlay in The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
    Richard Chamberlain, Oliver Reed, Michael York, and Frank Finlay in The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
    Richard Chamberlain, C. Thomas Howell, Oliver Reed, Michael York, and Frank Finlay in The Return of the Musketeers (1989)

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    Michael York
    Michael York
    • D'Artagnan
    Oliver Reed
    Oliver Reed
    • Athos
    Frank Finlay
    Frank Finlay
    • Porthos
    C. Thomas Howell
    C. Thomas Howell
    • Raoul
    Kim Cattrall
    Kim Cattrall
    • Justine de Winter
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Queen Anne
    Roy Kinnear
    Roy Kinnear
    • Planchet
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Rochefort
    Philippe Noiret
    Philippe Noiret
    • Cardinal Mazarin
    Richard Chamberlain
    Richard Chamberlain
    • Aramis
    Eusebio Lázaro
    • Duke of Beaufort
    • (as Eusebio Lazaro)
    Alan Howard
    Alan Howard
    • Oliver Cromwell
    David Birkin
    David Birkin
    • Louis XIV
    Bill Paterson
    Bill Paterson
    • Charles I
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    • Cyrano de Bergerac
    • (as Jean Pierre Cassel)
    Billy Connolly
    Billy Connolly
    • Caddie
    Servane Ducorps
    • Olympe
    William J. Fletcher
    • De Guiche
    • Director
      • Richard Lester
    • Writers
      • George MacDonald Fraser(screenplay)
      • Alexandre Dumas(book "Twenty Years After")
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    • Trivia
      On September 19, 1988, during filming in Toledo, Spain, Roy Kinnear fell from his horse, sustaining a broken pelvis. He died from a heart attack the next day at a Madrid hospital. Director Richard Lester subsequently quit his career as a movie director and only worked sporadically thereafter.
    • Goofs
      Cromwell is portrayed as leader of the Parliamentarian ('Roundhead') Army and de facto ruler after Charles I's execution. In 1649, however, he was still only second-in-command of the Army (he would not become commander-in-chief until well over a year later, following Sir Thomas Fairfax's resignation). William Lenthall, as Speaker of the House of Commons, was the nearest thing the new English Republic had to a Head of State until Oliver Cromwell took up the reigns of power as Lord Protector in 1653.
    • Quotes

      Cardinal Mazarin: The people of England will permit anything - except cruelty to horses and a rise in the price of beer.

    • Alternate versions
      The (2009) French DVD edition differs from the earlier UK VHS (and cinema) version. Both Philip Noiret and Jean Pierre Cassel had their voices re-dubbed in the VHS version, but here - on the English language option - their own voices are heard in English. Also several scenes are cut including the scene where D'Artangan gets his assignment from Mazarin to look up his old friends The Three Musketeers and the later scene where King Charles I is playing golf while being arrested by Oliver Cromwell's forces (likewise Michael York's narration of these scenes have been omitted).
    • Connections
      Followed by La Femme Musketeer (2004)

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    Seize Ans Après
    The third installment in the Lester saga ,the fourth ("Le Vicomte De BRagelonne" feat. the iron mask) was never filmed ,because this one was not very commercially successful.

    Roughly based on "Vingt Ans Après" ,"the return" was made sixteen years later ,with the same actors (Faye Dunaway ,Raquel Welch and Charlton Heston are not present ,their characters being all dead).Also Louis the Thirteenth is dead,Jean-Pierre Cassel who played his role,returns as Cyrano De Bergerac who comes at the most awkward moment.

    The historical background is thin,although dealing with "La Fronde" ,a noble rebellion,and Mazarin's struggle to maintain the absolute monarchy ;and in spite of the musketeers,he was successful ,for the Sun King's reign only began with his death in 1661 ,when he was already 23.

    Unlike in the book,it's a daughter (Justine De Winter) and not a son who wants to avenge her mother Milady.It's first surprising but becomes repetitive in the long run.It lacks some imagination:why not an affair with Raoul for instance?

    The first movie of the saga remains the most successful:in this one,time has taken its toll,and what could have been another magnificent "Robin and Marion" ,a journey through the past tinged with nostalgia ,remains here a moderately entertaining swashbuckler.
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    • Release date
      • April 19, 1989 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Spain
    • Languages
      • English
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • El regreso de los tres mosqueteros
    • Filming locations
      • Castillo de Manzanares El Real, Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Fildebroc
      • Ciné 5
      • Sofica Sofinergie
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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