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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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5.8/10
3.6K
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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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    Michael York
    Michael York
    • D'Artagnanas D'Artagnan
    Oliver Reed
    Oliver Reed
    • Athosas Athos
    Frank Finlay
    Frank Finlay
    • Porthosas Porthos
    C. Thomas Howell
    C. Thomas Howell
    • Raoulas Raoul
    Kim Cattrall
    Kim Cattrall
    • Justine de Winteras Justine de Winter
    Geraldine Chaplin
    Geraldine Chaplin
    • Queen Anneas Queen Anne
    Roy Kinnear
    Roy Kinnear
    • Planchetas Planchet
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Rochefortas Rochefort
    Philippe Noiret
    Philippe Noiret
    • Cardinal Mazarinas Cardinal Mazarin
    Richard Chamberlain
    Richard Chamberlain
    • Aramisas Aramis
    Eusebio Lázaro
    • Duke of Beaufortas Duke of Beaufort
    • (as Eusebio Lazaro)
    Alan Howard
    Alan Howard
    • Oliver Cromwellas Oliver Cromwell
    David Birkin
    • Louis XIVas Louis XIV
    Bill Paterson
    Bill Paterson
    • Charles Ias Charles I
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    • Cyrano de Bergeracas Cyrano de Bergerac
    • (as Jean Pierre Cassel)
    Billy Connolly
    Billy Connolly
    • Caddieas Caddie
    Servane Ducorps
    • Olympeas Olympe
    William J. Fletcher
    • De Guicheas 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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    6/10
    Difficult novel to adapt
    French politics always have been a mess. The backdrop of "La Fronde" as the French civil war was known, is difficult to explain. There were no good or bad guys. The country was thrown into confusion and disarray.

    The challenge of adapting the second Dumas novel (as well as the third) is that there is no clear cut plot element to hang your hat on. Unlike the race to get the jewels back from the first novel, "Twenty Years Later" is rather episodic and dis-jointed. the musketeers are no longer musketeers and (in the novel) they are not even on the same side of the political fence.

    The movie tries. There is an attempt at the levity of the previous two films. The screenwriters attempt to throw in a weird romance between Athos' son Raoul and Lady De Winter's daughter (an evil son in the book). The writers also keep many of the major set pieces from the book (the fire ship plot against the heroes, the execution of Charles I, the escape of the prince of Condé, etc.) but in the end the film has no spirit.

    Everyone involved must have dearly wanted to recapture the magic of the first two films. Lester was working under pressure on a television schedule and budget.

    In his autobiography Michael York describes how he looked forward to the first day of shooting. The whole thing turned sour when Roy Kinnear had a tragic (and York believes, an unnecessary) accident. Kinnear was asked to ride his horse across a bridge in a long shot and tried to oblige. He fell and was rushed to the hospital where he later passed away. York feels the producers treated Kinnear and his family shabbily.

    Any joy the actors may have had going in to the project evaporated after that.
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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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