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The Face Behind the Mask (1938)

5.4/10 0h 11m Mar 19, 1938
Documentary Mystery History

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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Movie Details

Original Title The Face Behind the Mask
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1

Cast

John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Popularity: 0.5
No Photo" alt="Carlos De Valdez" class="cast-photo">
Carlos De Valdez
Bit Part (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.1
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Jack Deery
Bit Part (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.5
No Photo" alt="Ivo Henderson" class="cast-photo">
Ivo Henderson
Bit Part (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.1
Mary Howard
Mary Howard
La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Popularity: 3.5
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George W. Jimenez
Spanish King (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.1
Edward Keane
Edward Keane
Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)
Popularity: 4.0
Michael Mark
Michael Mark
Peasant (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.4
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Andre Marsaudon
Bit Part (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2
No Photo" alt="Thomas R. Mills" class="cast-photo">
Thomas R. Mills
Governor (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.6
Leonard Penn
Leonard Penn
Louis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)
Popularity: 3.0
No Photo" alt="George Sorel" class="cast-photo">
George Sorel
Count Mattioli (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.2

Key Crew

Director Jacques Tourneur
Producer Jack Chertok
Screenplay Milton Gunzburg

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
US

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Backdrops
Backdrop Image
Backdrop Image

Keywords

prisoner iron mask

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Details
Release Date March 19, 1938
Runtime 0h 11m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.1
Links
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