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The Fifth Musketeer

1979 · 116 min

A breezy old-fashioned swashbuckler that coasts on star power and palace intrigue rather than real suspense.}{.

Tagline
Pure adventure is back...for the fun of it!
Overview
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...

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • identity
    • power
    • betrayal
    • justice
    • loyalty
    Places
    • single country house
    • prison
    Era
    period
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action5
    Horror1
    Humour4
    Realism6
    Romance3
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    action, history
    Directed by
    Ken Annakin
    Written by
    David Ambrose
    Starring
    Beau Bridges, Sylvia Kristel, Ursula Andress, Olivia de Havilland, Ian McShane, Cornel Wilde, Rex Harrison, José Ferrer
    Music
    Riz Ortolani
    Cinematography
    Jack Cardiff
    Runtime
    116 min
    Country
    Austria, United States of America
    Languages
    English

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