Movie · 1979
The Fifth Musketeer
“Pure adventure is back...for the fun of it!”
Released 6 April 1979 116 min Action / History More from 1979 → Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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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How old were they?
Rex Harrison
as Colbert
José Ferrer
as Athos
Cornel Wilde
as D'Artagnan
Lloyd Bridges
as Aramis
Olivia de Havilland
as Anne d'Autriche
Helmut Dantine
as Spanish Ambassador
Alan Hale Jr.
as Porthos
Román Ariznavarreta
Bernard Bresslaw
as Bernard
Ursula Andress
as Louise de La Vallière
Beau Bridges
as Philippe / Louis XIV
Ian McShane
as Fouquet
Sylvia Kristel
as Maria Theresa
Stephan Bastian
Victor Couzyn
as (as Victor Couzin)
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The numbers
45years between the oldest and youngest billed
71Rex Harrison — oldest on the call sheet
26Sylvia Kristel — youngest billed
53average age of the credited cast