The Fifth Musketeer (1979)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Ken Annakin

Writers:

David Ambrose (writer)
George Bruce (earlier screenplay)
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Release Date:

14 December 1979 (Denmark)

Genre:

Adventure

Tagline:

Duelling, dashing heroes ... from the bedroom to the battlefield!

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...

Plot Keywords:

King | Twins | Female Nudity | Foreign Language Adaptation | Musketeer

Cast

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

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
Victor 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

Production Companies

• S&T-Film Berlin
• Sascha-Verleih

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (1979) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1981) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• RCA Home Video (video)
• Roadshow Home Video (Australia) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Das Geheimnis der eisernen Maske (Austria) (West Germany)
Behind the Iron Mask
The 5th Musketeer (USA) (poster title)

Runtime:

UK:116 min | USA:104 min

Country:

Austria | West Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG | UK:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Burg Kreuzenstein, Leobendorf, Lower Austria, Austria

Company:

S&T-Film Berlin

Trivia:

Director Ken Annakin and cinematographer Jack Cardiff died on the same day, April 22, 2009.

Movie Connections:

Version of The Man in the Iron Mask (1998/I)

Saving Grace...Richard Harris

I would have rated this movie a little lower but Rex Harrison was very good as Colbert. I've never seen a movie with Mr. Harrison that I did not enjoy his performance. He's an exceptional actor. Young Beau Bridges did a pretty good job, however. Good story though. Ursula Andress as Louise de la Vallière was outstanding. She was quite the buxom broad, wasn't she? That girl had "attitude" in this flick, I LOVED her! Ian McShane as Fouquet was also outstanding. I have seen this story before with better adaptations. Sylvia Kristel as Maria Theresa's character was kind of weak in my opinion. Of course, the great Olivia de Havilland as the Queen Mother was outstanding - but above all the best character was played by Rex Harrison.