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Director:
Ken Annakin
Writers:
David Ambrose (writer)
George Bruce (earlier screenplay)
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Release Date:
14 December 1979 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Adventure more
Tagline:
Duelling, dashing heroes ... from the bedroom to the battlefield! more
Plot:
King Louis XIV has without his knowledge a twin brother, Philippe, but when he is told, he immediately locks him up in the Bastille... more | add synopsis
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User Comments:
sexed-up version, cut in US more (10 total)

Cast

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Sylvia Kristel ... Maria Theresa

Ursula Andress ... Louise de la Vallière

Beau Bridges ... Louis XIV / Philippe of Gascony

Cornel Wilde ... D'Artagnan

Ian McShane ... Fouquet
Alan Hale Jr. ... Porthos

Lloyd Bridges ... Aramis
José Ferrer ... Athos

Olivia de Havilland ... Queen Mother
Helmut Dantine ... Spanish Ambassador

Rex Harrison ... Colbert
Román Ariznavarreta
Bernard Bresslaw ... Bernard
Stephan Bastian
Victor Cousin (as Victor Couzin)
Karl Ferth
Fritz Friedl (as Fritz V. Friedl)
Christine Glasner
Fritz Goblirsch
Erhart Hartmann
Billy Horrigan (as Bill Horrigan)
Michael Janisch
Cissy Kraner
Elisabeth Neumann-Viertel
Heinz Nick
Ingrid Olofson
Stephan Paryla
Albert Rueprecht ... Captain
Ute Rumm
Tony Smart
Robert Werner
Heinz Winter
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Directed by
Ken Annakin 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
David Ambrose  writer
George Bruce  earlier screenplay
Alexandre Dumas père  novel

Produced by
Heinz Lazek .... executive producer
Ted Richmond .... producer
 
Original Music by
Riz Ortolani 
 
Cinematography by
Jack Cardiff 
 
Film Editing by
Malcolm Cooke 
 
Production Design by
Elliot Scott 
 
Art Direction by
Theodor Harisch  (as Theo Harisch)
 
Costume Design by
Tony Pueo 
 
Makeup Department
Madeleine Cofano .... hair stylist
Franco Corridoni .... makeup artist (as Francesco Corridoni)
Ana Criado .... hair stylist
Cristóbal Criado .... makeup supervisor (as Cristobal Criado Sola)
Luis Criado .... makeup artist
Stefano Fava .... makeup artist
Gilda .... hair stylist
Guenter Kulier .... makeup artist (as Gunter Kulier)
Herta Matula .... hair stylist
John O'Gorman .... makeup artist
Ladislaus Valicek .... makeup artist
Lilli Zangerle .... hair stylist
 
Production Management
Hermann Wolf .... unit manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David C. Anderson .... assistant director (as David Anderson)
Terry Needham .... assistant director
Bob Wright .... assistant director (as Robert Wright)
 
Art Department
Norman Reynolds .... assistant art director
Charles Torbett .... property master
 
Sound Department
John Ireland .... adr editor
Simon Kaye .... sound recordist
Vernon Messenger .... sound editor
Karl Schlifelner .... dubbing mixer
Kurt Schwarz .... dubbing mixer (as Kurt Schwartz)
William Trent .... sound editor (as Bill Trent)
Jim Willis .... sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
Helmut Gräf .... special effects (as Helmut Graef)
Fernando Pérez .... special effects
 
Stunts
Calvin Spencer .... stunt double: Lloyd Bridges
Ken Buckle .... stunts (uncredited)
Peter Diamond .... stunts (uncredited)
Billy Horrigan .... stunts (uncredited)
Tony Smart .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Chico Klein .... electrician
Viktor Korger .... camera operator: second unit
Dudley Lovell .... camera operator
 
Editorial Department
Peter Boyle .... assistant editor
 
Other crew
Ken Buckle .... wrangler
Peter Diamond .... sword master
Kay Rawlings .... continuity
Otto Retzer .... location manager
Calvin Spencer .... double: Lloyd Bridges
Julio Vallejo .... executive assistant to producer
Irmi von Rüxleben .... production secretary
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Das Geheimnis der eisernen Maske (Austria) (West Germany)
Behind the Iron Mask
The 5th Musketeer (USA) (poster title)
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Runtime:
UK:116 min | USA:104 min
Country:
Austria | West Germany
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:PG | UK:15 | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Burg Kreuzenstein, Leobendorf, Lower Austria, Austria more
Company:
S&T-Film Berlin more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Director Ken Annakin and cinematographer Jack Cardiff died on the same day, April 22, 2009. more
Movie Connections:
Version of Le masque de fer (1962) more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
sexed-up version, cut in US, 4 January 2006
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Author: Stefan Kahrs from Canterbury, England

In many ways, this is an unnecessary re-telling of a story we have seen realized many times before (and since), and often filmed better. It was certainly not Beau Bridges's finest hour.

What was unusual and certainly the major selling point of the film was that the leading ladies (Andress and Kristel) would shed their clothes on quite a few occasions. As this film's US rating is PG and as the American running time is 12 minutes shorter than the British 15-rated release (which is the one I saw) it is highly likely that most if not all nudity was cut from the American version. Which is a shame as this is the only proper reason to watch this film.

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