The Fifth Musketeer

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The Fifth Musketeer
Promotional film poster
Directed by	Ken Annakin
Written by	David Ambrose, George Bruce, Alexandre Dumas, père (novel)
Starring	Sylvia Kristel, Ursula Andress, Beau Bridges, Cornel Wilde, Ian McShane, Alan Hale Jr., Lloyd Bridges
Editing by	Malcolm Cooke
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date(s)	6 April 1979
Running time	104 min (US), 116 min (UK)
Country	Austria, Germany
Language	English

The Fifth Musketeer is a 1979 film adaptation of the last section of the novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of the Man in the Iron Mask.

It was directed by Ken Annakin, and stars Beau Bridges as the twins, Sylvia Kristel as Maria Theresa, Cornel Wilde as D'Artagnan, Ian McShane as Fouquet, Rex Harrison as Colbert (Philippe's tutor), and Lloyd Bridges, José Ferrer and Alan Hale, Jr. as the Three Musketeers. Cameo appearances were made by Ursula Andress as La Valliere and Olivia de Havilland as the Queen Mother.

The cinematographer was Jack Cardiff. Cardiff and the director Ken Annakin both died on April 22, 2009.

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1970s	The Call of the Wild (1972) Paper Tiger (1975) The Fifth Musketeer (1979)

1980s	Cheaper to Keep Her (1981) The Pirate Movie (1982) The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)

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Novels	The Count of Monte Cristo The Three Musketeers The Black Tulip Le Chevalier de Maison-Rouge La Dame de Monsoreau Georges The Knight of Sainte-Hermine The Queen's Necklace La Reine Margot The new Troy Twenty Years After The Two Dianas The Vicomte de Bragelonne The Wolf Leader

Characters	Edmond Dantès Aramis Athos Anne of Austria D'Artagnan Abbé Faria Milady de Winter Porthos Cardinal Richelieu Comte de Rochefort M. de Tréville

Films	The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) The Count of Monte Cristo (1956) The Count of Monte Cristo (1975) The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) D'Artagnan and Three Musketeers The Fifth Musketeer The Four Musketeers (film) The Iron Mask The Man in the Iron Mask (1939) The Man in the Iron Mask (1977) The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) The Man in the Iron Mask (film) Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers The Musketeer La Reine Margot (1994) The Return of the Musketeers Les Trois Mousquetaires The Three Musketeers (1921) The Three Musketeers (1969) The Three Musketeers (1973) The Three Musketeers (1992 animated) The Three Musketeers (1993) The Three Musketeers (2011) The Three Musketeers (1933) Touché, Pussy Cat! The Two Mouseketeers

TV programs	Gankutsuou Albert the Fifth Musketeer The Count of Monte Cristo Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds Young Blades The Three Musketeers

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