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User Rating:
6.1/10   32,343 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Alexandre Dumas père (novels)
Randall Wallace (screenplay)
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Release Date:
13 March 1998 (USA) more
Tagline:
For the honor of a king. And the destiny of a country. All for one.
Plot:
The cruel King Louis XIV of France has a secret twin brother who he keeps imprisoned. Can the twin be substituted for the real king? full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
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Much better than I expected!!! more (212 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Leonardo DiCaprio ... King Louis XIV / Philippe

Jeremy Irons ... Aramis

John Malkovich ... Athos

Gérard Depardieu ... Porthos

Gabriel Byrne ... D'Artagnan
Anne Parillaud ... Queen Mother Anne
Judith Godrèche ... Christine (as Judith Godreche)
Edward Atterton ... Lt. Andre

Peter Sarsgaard ... Raoul

Hugh Laurie ... King's Advisor
David Lowe ... King's Advisor

Brigitte Boucher ... Madame Rotund
Matthew Jocelyn ... Assassin
Karine Belly ... Wench
Emmanuel Guttierez ... King's Friend
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and some sensuality/nudity.
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132 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
This is the third in a trilogy of the Alexandre Dumas père novels about the adventures of Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, which also include 'The 3 Musketeers' and 'Twenty Years Later'. more
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Continuity: The pronunciation of 'Athos' varies throughout the movie. Not only do different characters say his name differently, the same character - Philippe - pronounces it differently at different points in the movie. more
Quotes:
D'Artagnan: No. If anyone sees... it is death.
Queen Anne: If I don't kiss you, I'll die anyway.
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Referenced in A Little Thing Called Murder (2006) (TV) more

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21 out of 34 people found the following review useful.
Much better than I expected!!!, 27 December 2000
10/10
Author: ParagonFreedly (louisxivphilippe@aol.com) from Ile Ste. Marguerite

I was wary... VERY WARY... due to the fact of DiCaprio's role(s).... Anything was better than the book however.... The musketeers were incredibly well-cast, Irons making up for my original hostility for Aramis and Malkovich, Depardieu, and Byrne giving me greater reason to respect these four men of chivalry and honour. Lee D. on the other hand.... well, what can I say? He downplayed both characters, with Philippe is was immensely effective, with LouisXIV a travesty of performing. The mask was perhaps the most attractive bit of metal put together in any movie version. Besides the initial appearance, it looked the most "functional." After I swallowed my Pride and Prejudice I rented it, watched it, thought about it, then bought it. Can I say more? Accurate costuming, GREAT SCRIPT!!! A great movie for a "video-rental night."

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