The Fifth Musketeer

"Pure adventure is back...for the fun of it!"

Nov 8 1979 PG 1h 56m
Action, Adventure, Romance

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...

Plot

King Louis XIV (Beau Bridges) has without his knowledge a twin brother, Philippe (Beau Bridges), 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.

Written by

Alexandre Dumas, David Ambrose, George Bruce

Directed by

Ken Annakin

Cast

Sylvia Kristel, Ursula Andress, Beau Bridges

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Austria

Production Companies

Sascha-Verleih

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
920
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA