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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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    • Richard Lester
    • George MacDonald Fraser(screenplay)
    • Alexandre Dumas(book "Twenty Years After")
  • Stars
    • Michael York
    • Oliver Reed
    • Frank Finlay
    • Richard Lester
    • George MacDonald Fraser(screenplay)
    • Alexandre Dumas(book "Twenty Years After")
  • Stars
    • Michael York
    • Oliver Reed
    • Frank Finlay
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    • 28User 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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    Kim Cattrall and C. Thomas Howell in The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
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    Geraldine Chaplin 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
      • Richard Lester
      • 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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    7/10
    Enjoyable, if belated, third instalment in Richard Lester's "Musketeers" series.
    It's nice to see many of the original cast members back for this third "Musketeers" movie, even though 15 years has elapsed since the second film. Usually such a long hiatus would have resulted in changes of personnel and style, but here we have a refreshing example of that NOT being the case. They even have the same director (Richard Lester), which helps to explain why the old mix of slapstick, political intrigue, sex and action is still so effective. Before I actually saw The Return Of The Musketeers, I was foolish enough to listen to all the negative critical buzz surrounding the film. As a result I came to it already prejudiced, expecting it to be a tired, listless, unworthy end to the trilogy (as many reviewers had suggested). Not so.... this is a most enjoyable instalment, and those who say otherwise are, frankly, wrong!

    The musketeers as we remember them have long since gone their separate ways. D'Artagnan (perenially youthful Michael York) is the only one still employed as a musketeer, but he now works for the King - and rather less money! He is galvanised back into action when entrusted by the Cardinal Mazzarin (Phillipe Noiret) to deal with the rise of Beaufort supporters in the wake of Cromwell's rise to power in England. However, he soon has more to worry about than a mere rebellion when it becomes apparent that a name from the past has returned to exact revenge on each of the musketeers. That name is Justine de Winter, daughter of Milady de Winter (the female villain that Faye Dunaway played in the earlier films, who was eventually captured and beheaded by the musketeers). With Justine out for revenge, D'Artagnan has to track down his old friends - some of whom are Beaufort supporters and therefore the very people he should be fighting against - and together they ride again into various adventures and dangers.

    There are certainly some problems with The Return Of The Musketeers, but none of them undermine the film as much as its detractors would have us believe. Firstly, Kim Cattrall plays Justine in too contemporary a style and this jars with the film's period trappings. Secondly, Richard Chamberlain's character, the musketeer Aramis, is not in the story much and the scripters have tried to compensate for his absence by introducing the character of Raoul, son of Athos. Alas, Raoul is both unnecessary to the story (he was mentioned in the book, but not used whatsoever as a key figure) and rather poorly played by C. Thomas Howell - another actor too contemporary for the surroundings. Apart from that, this is a most enjoyable movie with plenty of exciting sequences and good humour. In particular, there are several action sequences which are given a lovely element of slapstick (check out the wonderfully funny opening sequence, for example). The plot is quite complex and hard to keep up with - as, indeed, it was in the two earlier instalments - but the lively pacing and frequent bursts of action keep the audience engrossed. Many reviewers have already commented that this was Roy Kinnear's last film (he died following a horse-riding accident on the set), so I won't add too much to what has already been said. I will, however, say that Kinnear's performance in the film is comedy at its finest and this whole film is a lovely tribute to a lovely man and his considerable comic talents.
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    • Nov 30, 2005

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    • Release date
      • April 19, 1989 (France)
      • United Kingdom
      • France
      • Spain
      • English
      • Italian
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    • Filming locations
      • Castillo de Manzanares El Real, Madrid, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Fildebroc
      • Ciné 5
      • Sofica Sofinergie
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    • 1 hour 42 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Stereo

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