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Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay, C. Thomas Howell, Richard Chamberlain ... see more see more... , Kim Cattrall , Philippe Noiret , Roy Kinnear , Geraldine Chaplin , Christopher Lee , Eusebio Lazaro , Jean-Pierre Cassel , David Birkin , Alan Howard , Leon Greene , Agata Lys , Ricardo Palacios , Bill Paterson , Pat Roach , Aldo Sambrell , Jack Taylor , Billy Connolly , Bob Todd , Luciano Federico

Richard Lester returned to his double-barreled successes of the 1970s, The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers, with Return of the Musketeers, a film that was inexplicably shelved for several yea... read more read more...rs, making its belated premiere on cable television. Based on Alexandre Dumas's novel Twenty Years Later, the film takes place (appropriately enough) two decades after the death of Milady de Winter. Though Milady may have died, her nefarious schemes have been taken up by her daughter Justine (Kim Cattrall), who maneuvers with the conspiring Cardinal Mazarin (Philippe Noiret) to gain control of the crown through Queen Anne (Geraldine Chaplin). D'Artagnan (Michael York) calls for his old compatriots Porthos (Frank Finlay), Athos (Oliver Reed), and Aramis (Richard Chamberlain) to once again go "one for all and all for one." But complications set in when Athos and Aramis take sides with the crown and Athos' adopted son Raoul (C. Thomas Howell) falls in love in Justine. The film is dedicated to character actor Roy Kinnear who plays Planchet, who died in an equestrian accident during the production. ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi

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PG, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Richard Lester

Release Date: November 1, 1989

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DVD Release Date: November 24, 1993

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  • ajv2688
    March 30, 2011
    ajv2688
    This third movie in the Musketeers movies started in 74 wasn't needed. Sure it has the same actors for the most part, but it's more of a stupid comedy movie than a great adventure. I didn't like it.
  • jjnxn
    May 21, 2010
    jjnxn
    Light hearted romp that's no classic but moves at a lively clip and has a spirtied cast, most returning from the 70's version of The Three Musketeers.
  • garyX
    July 14, 2007
    garyX
    This belated second sequel to The Three Musketeers is a rather slapdash, uneven patchwork of weak writing and sloppily directed set pieces that fails to recreate the magic of the previous films. It's not a complete waste of time as there are some funny lines and decent moments, a... read morend Kim Cattrall looks pretty good in leather pants. Christopher Lee's character is completely wasted though.
  • stuartb1234
    April 22, 2007
    stuartb1234
    Good fun
  • deano
    November 7, 2006
    deano
    Worst one of 'The Three Musketeers' movies because they looked olders.
  • sayers1977
    February 13, 2012
    sayers1977
    After two great films in the 70's there was no reason to suggest that Lester couldn't repeat the trick with another Musketeer film in the late 80's with the same cast. After all the film is supposedly based on Dumas' '20 Years After' and if this had been a success I'm sure 'The M... read morean in the Iron Mask' would have followed (although Chamberlain had already done a decent version of this in the 70's). Unfortunately the film is hampered by a number of problems, the most obvious being the tragic death of Kinnear during the filming. Also Lester has forgotten that the previous films had real heart to them and has boosted up the comedy value to the point where the viewer can't take the central characters seriously anymore. Howell and Cattrall have been brought into the mix for newer viewers and they're fine in their roles but you end up missing Dunaway and Heston and Lee is reduced to being a bumbling coward. A shame.

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Scott Weinberg
April 3, 2005
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Better than you might reasonably expect ... but only slightly.

Brian Mckay
March 18, 2003
Brian Mckay, eFilmCritic.com

A fun follow-up to Lester's fantastic "Musketeer" films of the seventies - with most of the original cast!

March 26, 2009
Variety

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January 10, 2004
Chicago Reader

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Emanuel Levy
July 23, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Rich Cline
November 15, 2003
Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall

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Brandon Judell
May 8, 2003
Brandon Judell, PopcornQ

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Geoff Andrew
February 9, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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May 30, 2001
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