The Fifth Musketeer (1979) on Netflix
Philippe of Gascony is held in the Bastille behind an iron mask that hides his face. He is King Louis XIV's twin, and Charles D'Artagnan and the musketeers want him freed.
- Netflix2.7/5
- IMDb5.3/10945 votes
- Rotten TomatoesNot available
Clip
Plot summary
Philippe of Gascony is the twin brother of King Louis XIV, a fact the king himself does not know until he is told. He then has Philippe locked up in the Bastille, and an iron mask covers the prisoner's face, which he cannot take off by himself. He is known as the man in the iron mask. Philippe is also exiled, and the throne of France is rightfully his. The aging Charles D'Artagnan and his fellow musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, want to right that injustice and free the mysterious prisoner, whose identity the court does not know. Their efforts bring confusion and intrigue to the French court.
Cast
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Fifth Musketeer (1979)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- In what may have been stunt casting, Alan Hale Jr. played Porthos, the same character his lookalike father Alan Hale Sr. had played in the 1939 film The Man in the Iron Mask. Hale Jr. had also played Porthos in Lady in the Iron Mask and Porthos Jr. in At Sword's Point, both 1952.
- The title was changed to The Fifth Musketeer to capitalize on the recent success of the hit Richard Lester films The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers, although this film had no affiliation with them beyond all being based on Dumas stories.
- Olivia de Havilland made her final theatrical film role in this picture, a cameo appearance as the Queen Mother Anne of Austria.
- Sylvia Kristel was paid $300,000 for her part in the film, and her lines were reportedly dubbed in by another actress.
