The Return of the Musketeers (1989) Directed by Richard Lester
Adventure / Comedy
Film Synopsis
Twenty hears after their celebrated adventures, the Four Musketeers
once again put themselves at the service of their queen, who sends them
to England on a special mission, to prevent King Charles I from being
executed. They must contend with the undying hatred of the
illegitimate daughter of their sworn enemy, Milady, Justine de Winter...
Script: George MacDonald Fraser, Alexandre Dumas père (book)
Cinematographer: Bernard Lutic
Music: Jean-Claude Petit
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),
Philippe Noiret (Cardinal Mazarin),
Richard Chamberlain (Aramis),
Eusebio Lázaro (Duke of Beaufort),
Alan Howard (Oliver Cromwell),
David Birkin (Louis XIV),
Bill Paterson (Charles I),
Jean-Pierre Cassel (Cyrano de Bergerac),
Billy Connolly (Caddie),
Servane Ducorps (Olympe),
William J. Fletcher (De Guiche),
Laure Sabardin (Chevreuse),
Marcelline Collard (Lamballe)
Country: UK / France / Spain
Language: English
Support: Color
Runtime: 102 min
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