[Music] the movie is set in the 17th century where france is under the rule of king louis xiv the city of paris is in a state of turmoil as most of the population is either starving or sent to war this has caused a huge uproar in the city and riots are in full swing however instead of fulfilling their demands the king locks the riders in dilapidated prisons where they are left to die a slow and painful death among them is an unknown man who is known by the nickname the man in the iron mask in
the next scene the leader of the royal musketeers group d'artagnan inspects the city on his horse unfortunately he is quickly pelted with rocks as he works for the king turns out that there were four popular musketeers in the past but only d'artagnan remains loyal to the king now as for the other three musketeers aramis has become a reverend porthos has become a drunkard who only cares about women and ethos has retired to his farm as porthos and aramis live together they often quarrel because of their contrasting lifestyles one day while they are at it they
are visited by d'artagnan who informs the duo that the king wants to see them elsewhere ethos hands his son raul his wife's ring so that he can propose to his girlfriend turns out that ethos's wife died long ago and his son wants to become a musketeer just like him the scene then cuts to the royal palace where the king is briefing his generals about an upcoming war just then one of his consultants pierre informs him about the riots in the city he also suggests they distribute the food from the army reserves so that the riots
will stop however king louis orders him to distribute rotten food instead meanwhile aramis arrives at the palace and the king welcomes him warmly the king then orders aramis to find the leader of the jesuits who has been causing civil unrest not only that he also orders the former musketeer to eliminate the so-called traitor in the name of god and france aramis is hesitant about the plan but he has no choice but to agree meanwhile a special occasion is about to take place inside the palace and several people have arrived to be a part of it
among the crowd raul is with his girlfriend christine as the duo is walking the king spots christine from afar and gets smitten by her instantly he then organizes a game and separates raul from his girlfriend just as he is about to propose as everyone is busy with the game the king draws christine near his palace and tries getting close to her however christine lets him know that she is faithful to raul despite this the king attempts to kiss her but just then they are distracted by a dartanian who has been watching them closely from nearby
suddenly a jesuit spy comes running to assassinate king louis but dartanian manages to eliminate him with his insane sword throw the king is taken aback by the incident while raul quickly takes christine away that night dartanian finds out that raoul has withdrawn his application from the royal musketeer selection confused he visits ethos to find out the truth but the latter is also oblivious soon raul arrives dejected and informs the duo that he couldn't propose to christine and now he has been drafted for war against the dutch this enrages ethos who suspects the greedy king of
sending away his son so that he can have christine all to himself d'artagnan also feels sorry for the young man and assures ethos that he will speak to the king in the next scene a horde of rioters attack the palace for distributing rotten food as things get out of control the musketeers get ready to fire at the rioters however d'artagnan stops them from doing so and confronts the angry mob all alone he then flexes some of his sword moves and gains the crowd's trust after this he vows to everyone that he will get them food
soon and hearing this everyone disperses in an orderly manner later he enters a secret passage inside the palace and informs the king that fresh food has to be delivered to the mob d'artagnan also asks the king about his intentions with christine but the latter becomes unruly and replies that he can do whatever he pleases since he is the king elsewhere raul and his group are preparing to invade the enemy's territory but before advancing he hands over a letter to another general requesting him to deliver it to the royal palace soon he leads the charge but
unfortunately a dutch cannon explodes near him killing him instantly the news of his death quickly reaches christine and his father and both of them break down in tears however ethos develops a rage for vengeance and he heads to the palace to confront the king on reaching he takes down several musketeers alone but dartanian quickly subdues him he then pleads with his friend to calm down so that he doesn't suffer the same fate his son did ethos agrees to walk away but he vows to take revenge against the king before leaving he also calls dartanian a
traitor for protecting his son's killer inside the palace king louis arranges a lavish dinner for christine but she can't pull herself together to enjoy the meal as she still mourns her lover's death however louie assures her that all he wants is her happiness he then takes her to a private room and the duos start making out meanwhile aramis gathers his old musketeer friends inside the catacombs of paris and briefs them about his secret mission he reveals that king louis has assigned him to track down and eliminate the jesuit leader before he can cause any more
riots however the only problem is that he is the jesuit leader himself the revelation stuns his friends but athos and porthos quickly agree to support his plans on the contrary dartanian refuses to help them as he is loyal to the king hearing this ethos bursts in anger and confronts dartanian that if they ever cross paths again he will not hesitate to kill in the next scene we are taken to the prison of bastille where the man in the iron mask is peeking at the open sky wondering when he'll be out meanwhile the three musketeer friends
arrive there on a boat disguised as foreigners aramis pretends to be a priest and he manages to enter the prisoner's cell to read his monthly prayers turns out that he's carrying a corpse who's wearing an iron mask similar to that of the prisoner aramis then hides the boy inside his body and calls out to the guards telling them that the prisoner died of a plague virus scared the guards immediately burned the corpse leaving no trace behind following this the group carefully escapes the place and reaches a countryside house there they clean up the prisoner and
in a shocking turn of events he is revealed to be king louie's twin brother philippe philippe mentions that he used to live peacefully in a farm but one day some soldiers forcefully took him away to a prison and confined him to a mask later aramis finally reveals the truth to him turns out that after his mother anne gave birth to the twins their father king louis xiii decided to discard one's son to avoid any territorial conflicts between them as a result felipe was hidden far away in the prison of bastille only on his death day
the king revealed it to his wife and to his other son king louis xiv and desperately tried to bring her son back but the greedy king made sure his twin brother would never see the light again by concealing his face with an iron mask moreover aramis reveals that he was the one who put the mask on philippe he is sorry for the atrocities felipe has been through and vows to restore his birthright by replacing him with king louie however his friends are skeptical about the plan as they think it is too dangerous back in the
palace king louis gets a message informing his twins death but he is unconcerned by it he then asks his men to deliver the news to his mother and opens another box there he finds the iron mask and is taken aback meanwhile after getting the news anne breaks down in tears but dartanian approaches and consoles her here it is revealed that they had a romantic affair before dartanian chose to become loyal to the king elsewhere in the countryside the three friends try to convince felipe to be a part of their plan but he refuses he claims
that he doesn't want to pretend to be someone else and wants to live his life free however he agrees when the musketeers share their dream of a unified france where all the people can live peacefully following this the three start teaching felipe on how to act like a king and they practice day and night meanwhile as christine finally starts getting used to the royalty of the palace she suddenly gets the letter that raul had sent her before dying there raul has predicted his death and also mentioned that he forgives her for being with the king
the letter devastates christine and she realizes that the king orchestrated her lover's death elsewhere aramis meets anne at a confessional and mentions that philippe is alive in the next scene the royal palace is hosting a masquerade ball where hundreds of noble people are dancing elegantly aramis ethos porthos and philippe also arrive disguised in fancy costumes when the king joins the crowd to dance he starts seeing several people with iron masks making him dizzy turns out that the musketeers had planned it all along when the king enters his room the group takes the opportunity and sneaks
inside from the secret entrance there aramus confronts the king and knocks him unconscious when he wakes up he finds his brother philippe dressed like the king before he can call for help he is gagged and covered by porthos while felipe nervously leaves the room to confront the crowd outside as felipe sits on the throne for the first time christine suddenly confronts him and calls him a killer however instead of apprehending her like louis normally would he calms her down by promising to make things right again this surprises the crowd and dartanian also begins to suspect
him he then orders the guards to be on high alert and escorts philippe to the underground dock downstairs the three musketeers along with louie make their way to the port where their boat awaits suddenly they are spotted by the guards and a lengthy tussle ensues despite being outnumbered the three musketeers show exemplary fighting skills and manage to swat away the bad guys however as they are about to escape the door closes and they are caught by the guards led by dartanian the friends have an intense face off but just then ethos uncovers king louie's face
and threatens to kill him d'artagnan is shocked by the imposter and he orders his guards to open the gate following this the two groups trade the boys and as the musketeers are about to depart with philippe the guards again recapture him forcing ethos porthos and aramis to flee alone inside the palace king louis stares at philippe angrily and reveals to d'artagnan that the boy is not an imposter but his own brother hearing this dartanian is taken aback just then anne enters the room and both she and dartanian start begging the king to pardon philippe despite
all this the greedy king orders his men to throw felipe in the same prison with the same mask over his face later as dartanian is trying to console anne he suddenly hears a scream from the other room on reaching there he finds out that christine has committed the unthinkable dartanian becomes devastated but louis couldn't care less about it elsewhere felipe is fitted with the iron mask again and the special key is handed over to king louie meanwhile the three musketeers somehow evade the guards and enter a room where they find a note left by dartanian
it writes that he has arranged a 10-minute window for them with the help of which they can save philippe at first the trio assumes it to be a trap but after much consideration they conclude that their old friend would never betray them hence they suit up in their famous musketeer costume and head to the said location to save philippe in the next scene the trio meets tartanian at a prison and together they manage to find felipe as they try to escape louis along with his men block all the entrances left with no way out the
four musketeers bring back the old days and start battling against louie's men despite being outnumbered they use their impressive skills and subdue the soldiers however more men arrive and the musketeers along with philippe are forced to escape to another room there felipe requests that the group give him up so that they can be spared but tartanian reveals that he could never give up his son here it is revealed that both louis and felipe were born to dartanian and anne while they were having an affair meanwhile louis asks the group to surrender but much to his
surprise the musketeers charge at them with tremendous courage even louise guards are left in awe of their valor so they hold back their weapons in respect seeing this king louis becomes enraged and swings a dagger at philippe but d'artagnan gets in the way and takes the hit sadly he passes away among his friends sons and army generals philippe is left devastated but soon he swaps clothes with his brother and puts him in an iron mask he then orders the guards to take the imposter away and announces that aramis athos and porthos are his new royal
advisors in the final scene of the movie king philippe disguised as king louis xiv along with the three musketeers attend d'artagnan's funeral there philippe approaches ethos and expresses his desire to be his son and the latter gladly agrees the movie ends as it is revealed that after philippe took over france became a prosperous and powerful nation subscribe for more videos like this turn on notifications and leave a like to help the channel out thank you for watching