The read
It runs a compact 11m.
Synopsis
This dramatized short film describes the historical mystery of France's "man in the iron mask". King Louis XIV imprisoned a man who was never identified, but who was forced to wear an iron mask for the length of his captivity, which ended only in his death. Several candidates for the identity of the man are investigated.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Jacques TourneurDirector
- Milton GunzburgScreenplay
Cast
- John NesbittNarrator (voice)
- Carlos De ValdezBit Part (uncredited)
- Jack DeeryBit Part (uncredited)
- Ivo HendersonBit Part (uncredited)
- Mary HowardLa Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)
- George W. JimenezSpanish King (uncredited)
- Edward KeaneNicholas Fouquet (uncredited)
- Michael MarkPeasant (uncredited)
- Andre MarsaudonBit Part (uncredited)
- Thomas R. MillsGovernor (uncredited)
- Leonard PennLouis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)
- George SorelCount Mattioli (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
prisoneriron mask