The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

1938
11m
5.4

5.4/10

5 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary Mystery History
Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

prisoner iron mask

Quick Facts

Release Date March 19, 1938
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0196545

Cast

John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Carlos De Valdez
Carlos De Valdez

Bit Part (uncredited)

Jack Deery
Jack Deery

Bit Part (uncredited)

Ivo Henderson
Ivo Henderson

Bit Part (uncredited)

Mary Howard
Mary Howard

La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)

George W. Jimenez
George W. Jimenez

Spanish King (uncredited)

Edward Keane
Edward Keane

Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)

Michael Mark
Michael Mark

Peasant (uncredited)

Andre Marsaudon
Andre Marsaudon

Bit Part (uncredited)

Thomas R. Mills
Thomas R. Mills

Governor (uncredited)

Leonard Penn
Leonard Penn

Louis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)

George Sorel
George Sorel

Count Mattioli (uncredited)

Key Crew

Jacques Tourneur
Director
Milton Gunzburg
Screenplay
Jack Chertok
Producer