Return of the Musketeers, The (1989)
It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, particularly from the popular Beaufort. Porthos, bored with riches and wanting a title, signs on, but Aramis, an abbé, and Athos, a brawler raising an intellectual son, assist Beaufort in secret. When they fail to halt Beaufort's escape from prison, the musketeers are expendable, and Mazarin sends them to London to rescue Charles I. They are also pursued by Justine, the avenging daughter of Milady de Winter, their enemy 20 years ago. They must escape England, avoid Justine, serve the Queen, and secure Beauford's political reforms.
Animal Action
Animal action: The horse action is straightforward and there are no falls or stunts. However, an actor, Ray Kinnear, was killed in an accident when he fell from a horse. The film is dedicated to him.
A dog is pushed and tossed out of bed. He then goes to his own bed. Cows, goats and birds are seen as atmosphere. An animal skewered on a spit is a fake prop. Goats pull small carts in a game the Queen plays. In a scene that was filmed in Spain, geese were bunched together under a net and pulled across the ground below a hot air balloon. Although the geese do not appear to be harmed, no humane representative was present at the Spanish location, and AHA was unable to substantiate the humane treatment of the geese.
