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The Man in the Iron Mask ()

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Despotic King Louis XIV discovers he has a twin brother who has grown up under the tutelage of his foster father, the patriotic musketeer D'Artagnan.
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Louis XIV / Philippe of Gascony
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Maria Theresa
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D'Artagnan
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Fouquet
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Porthos
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Colbert
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Aramis
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Athos
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Mlle. de la Valliere (as Marian Martin)
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Spanish Ambassador
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Queen Anne
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Louis XIII
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Cardinal Richelieu (as Nigel de Brulier)
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Commandant of Bastille
Boyd Irwin ...
Lord High Constable of France
Howard Brooks ...
Cardinal
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Jean Paul (as Reginald Barlowe)
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Captain of Fouquet's Guards
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Doctor
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Midwife
Sheila Darcy ...
Maria Theresa's Maid
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Torturer
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Tortured Prisoner
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First Officer
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Second Officer
Emmett King ...
King's Chamberlain
The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir ...
Choir (as The St. Brenden Choir)
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Ted Billings ...
Prisoner in Bastille (uncredited)
Fred Cavens ...
Francois (uncredited)
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A Torturer and Mask Forger (uncredited)
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Fouquet's Valet (uncredited)
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Guard (uncredited)
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Court Announcer (uncredited)
Ian Maclaren ...
Valet de Chambre (uncredited)
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Soldier (uncredited)
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Fouquet's Servant (uncredited)
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Servant (uncredited)
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Carriage Guard (uncredited)

Directed by

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James Whale

Written by

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Alexandre Dumas ... (novel "Le vicomte de Bragelonne: Part III") (as Alexandre Dumas père)
 
George Bruce ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Edward Small ... producer (uncredited)

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Lucien Moraweck

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Robert H. Planck ... (photography) (as Robert Planck)

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Grant Whytock ... film editor

Art Direction by

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John DuCasse Schulze

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William Bridgehouse ... (costumes) (as Bridgehouse)

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Paul Stanhope ... makeup director (as Paul A. Stanhope)
Perc Westmore ... makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Val Paul ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Edgar Anderson ... assistant director
Cullen Tate ... second unit director

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William A. Wilmarth ... sound (as W.H. Wilmarth)

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Howard A. Anderson ... special effects (as Howard Anderson)

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Fred Cavens ... stunts (uncredited)
Joseph Flores ... stunts (uncredited)
Kenneth I. Walker ... stunts (uncredited)

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Eugene Joseff ... costume jeweller (uncredited)

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Lud Gluskin ... musical director

Additional Crew

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Fred Cavens ... fencing director
Edward Small ... presenter
John London ... production assistant (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

D'Artagnan and the musketeers are the only ones who know of the existence of a twin brother, and Fouquet uses his influence to keep everyone silenced. The main story was changed by portraying Louis XIV as selfish, cruel, and incompetent, and Philippe the kind-hearted brother who is raised by D'Artagnan and the musketeers and does not even know that he has an identical twin. When the truth is discovered, Louis XIV has Philippe imprisoned with the iron mask placed on him, hoping that Philippe's beard will grow inside the mask and eventually strangle him. Written by Anthony Pereyra {hypersonic91@yahoo.com}

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Also Known As
  • L'homme au masque de fer (France)
  • Der Mann mit der eisernen Maske (Germany)
  • La máscara de hierro (Spain)
  • O Homem da Máscara de Ferro (Brazil)
  • Rautanaamio (Finland)
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  • 113 min
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Trivia Peter Cushing did double duty on this film. In additional to his own role, he would feed Louis Hayward the lines for the split screen shots. Director 'James Whale' initially cast him only to play opposite Hayward in the sequences where both twins appear together, but was impressed enough with the newcomer that he offered Cushing a small part on horseback. This was Peter Cushing's film debut, and he had the unique opportunity to view his own rushes and improve his own performance, especially since none of it would be used in the finished feature. As 'Second Officer,' he can be seen 17 minutes in, with two lines of dialogue ("I've been here before"). See more »
Goofs In one chase scene, a character fires a pistol three times in quick succession. 17th century firearms had to be reloaded after each shot. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Peter Cushing: A One-Way Ticket to Hollywood (1989). See more »
Crazy Credits The credits are printed into a old book. An unseen male hand pages through it. See more »
Quotes Philippe: [as Louis] I became King on my fifth birthday. By my sixth I learned not to offer encouragement. Sooner or later everyone comes to me.
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