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The Face Behind the Mask

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The Face Behind the Mask

5.4

0h 11m

1938

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.

Director

Jacques Tourneur

DocumentaryMysteryHistory

prisoneriron mask

Cast & Crew

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

as Narrator (voice)

Carlos De Valdez

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Jack Deery

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Ivo Henderson

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Mary Howard

Mary Howard

as La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)

George W. Jimenez

as Spanish King (uncredited)

Edward Keane

Edward Keane

as Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)

Michael Mark

Michael Mark

as Peasant (uncredited)

Andre Marsaudon

as Bit Part (uncredited)

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