The Return of the Musketeers

1989 1h 42m EN

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★6.2TMDB · 162

ComedyActionAdventure

Synopsis

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It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, particularly from the popular Beaufort. Porthos, bored with riches and wanting a title, signs on, but Aramis, an abbé, and Athos, a brawler raising an intellectual son, assist Beaufort in secret. When they fail to halt Beaufort's escape from prison, the musketeers are expendable, and Mazarin sends them to London to rescue Charles I. They are also pursued by Justine, the avenging daughter of Milady de Winter, their enemy 20 years ago. They must escape England, avoid Justine, serve the Queen, and secure Beauford's political reforms.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Michael York
D'Artagnan
Oliver Reed
Athos
Frank Finlay
Porthos
C. Thomas Howell
Raoul
Kim Cattrall
Justine de Winter
Geraldine Chaplin
Queen Anne
Roy Kinnear
Planchet
Christopher Lee
Rochefort

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Richard Lester
Writers: George MacDonald Fraser
Languages: English
Countries: France, Spain, United Kingdom

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ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: France, Spain, United Kingdom.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Musketeers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Richard Lester, shot by Bernard Lutic. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jean-Claude Petit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Victor-Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Michael York and Oliver Reed and Frank Finlay carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Richard Lester directs. Bernard Lutic behind the camera. Jean-Claude Petit scores. John Victor-Smith cuts. Produced in France, Spain, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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137 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2International production across 3 countries: France, Spain, United Kingdom.
3Part of the "The Musketeers Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Richard Lester, shot by Bernard Lutic. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jean-Claude Petit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Victor-Smith shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Michael York and Oliver Reed and Frank Finlay carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0098194 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.