The Musketeers stage the ultimate royal swap — one throne, two brothers, zero chill.
Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with their friend, D'Artagnan. But with the tyrannical King Louis using his power to wreak havoc in the kingdom while his twin brother, Philippe, remains imprisoned, the Musketeers reunite to abduct Louis and replace him with Philippe.
Acting
Edward Albert brings wounded dignity to Athos's paternal grief.
Production
Shoestring budget somehow fits Versailles into a TV movie frame.
Director
William Richert
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This TV movie beat the 1998 DiCaprio blockbuster to screens by months, capitalizing on Dumas fever with roughly 1/100th the budget.
The iron mask itself—historically probably velvet, not metal—became cinema's favorite visual metaphor for hidden identity and royal shame.
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