The Fifth Musketeer

The Fifth Musketeer

116 mins | Action, History | April 6, 1979

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...

The Fifth Musketeer

116 mins | Action, History | April 6, 1979

The Fifth Musketeer
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...
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Sascha-Verleih
Original title The Fifth Musketeer
Directors Ken Annakin
Writers David Ambrose, Alexandre Dumas

Cast

Beau Bridges

as Philippe / Louis XIV

Sylvia Kristel

as Maria Theresa

Ursula Andress

as Louise de La Vallière

Olivia de Havilland

as Anne d'Autriche

Ian McShane

as Fouquet

Cornel Wilde

as D'Artagnan

Rex Harrison

as Colbert

José Ferrer

as Athos

Lloyd Bridges

as Aramis

Alan Hale Jr.

as Porthos

Helmut Dantine

as Spanish Ambassador

Bernard Bresslaw

as Bernard

Victor Couzyn

as (as Victor Couzin)