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Richard Chamberlain | King Louis XIV/Philippe | |
Patrick McGoohan | Fouquet | |
Louis Jourdan | D'Artagnan | |
Jenny Agutter | Louise de la Vallière | |
Ian Holm | Duval | |
Ralph Richardson | Colbert de Voliere | |
Vivien Merchant | Queen Maria Theresa | |
Brenda Bruce | Queen Anna of Austria | |
Esmond Knight | Armand | |
Godfrey Quigley | Baisemeaux | |
Leonardo DiCaprio | King Louis XIV/Philippe | |
Gérard Depardieu | Porthos | |
Jeremy Irons | Father Aramis the Priest | |
John Malkovich | Athos | |
Gabriel Byrne | Capt. D'Artagnan | |
Edward Atterton | Lt. Andre | |
Judith Godreche | Christine Bellefort | |
Hugh Laurie | King's Advisor | |
David Lowe | King's Advisor | |
Anne Parillaud | Queen Mother Anne | |
Peter Sarsgaard | Raoul | |
Brigitte Boucher | Madame Rotund | |
Matthew Jocelyn | Assassin | |
Karine Belly | Wench | |
Emmanuel Guttierez | King's Friend |
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Producer | Norman Rosemont
Roy Stevens Russell Smith Randall Wallace |
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Writer | William Bast
Alexandre Dumas père Randall Wallace |
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Alexandre Dumas's classic tale of fraternal squabbling makes a more than satisfactory transition to celluloid with this 1976 made-for-television swashbuckler. Viewers familiar with the more recent Leonardo DiCaprio version may be stymied at first by the non-MTV pace and the rather unhip presence of Richard Chamberlain in the lead role(s). This well-lensed actioner overcomes a somewhat pokey first half to emerge as a terrific adventure, complete with plenty of derring-do, some sharply pointed dialogue, and a wonderful performance by the incomparably malevolent Patrick McGoohan. Rousing fun for burgeoning rapscallions of all ages. Director Mike Newell would later find success in a different genre with Four Weddings and a Funeral. Ian Holm, Louis Jordan, and Ralph Richardson round out the embarrassingly rich supporting cast. --Andrew Wright |
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