''Le Masque de fer'' ("The Iron Mask") is a 1962 French film directed by Henri Decoin, based on the 1850 novel '' The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later'' by Alexandre Dumas and specifically part 3 of the novel, ''The Man in the Iron Mask''; which in turn is based on the real-life story of the

Man in the Iron Mask The Man in the Iron Mask (French ; died 19 November 1703) was an unidentified prisoner of state during the reign of King Louis XIV of France (1643–1715). Warranted for arrest on 28 July 1669 under the pseudonym of "Eustache Dauger", he wa ...

Synopsis

Mazarin gives

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the mission to rescue the imprisoned brother of

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. In a scene not in the original book, d'Artagnan grabs Isabelle de Saint-Mars, pulls up her dress, and

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s her to punish her for not keeping a promise she had made.

Technical details

* Director: Henri Decoin * Writer: Laurent Devries, Gérald Devriès, Cécil Saint-Laurent after the works of Alexandre Dumas * Producer: Roger de Broin * Director of photography: Pierre Petit * Music:

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* Editing:

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* Scenery: Olivier Girard and

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* Genre: Adventure * Length: 127 min * Date of release:

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Starring

* Jean Marais:

* Jean-François Poron: Henri/

* Sylva Koscina: Marion *

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: Mme de Chaulmes * Jean Rochefort: Lastréaumont *

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: Isabelle de Saint-Mars *

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: Anne d'Autriche * Simone Derly: Marie Mancini * Noël Roquevert: Mr de Saint-Mars *

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: Renaud de Lourmes *

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: Maréchal de Turenne *

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: Pimentel *

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: Vaudreuil *

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: Mazarin * Clément Thierry: Maulévrier *

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: le notaire

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* French adventure films Italian adventure films 1960s adventure films French swashbuckler films Films directed by Henri Decoin 1962 films Italian swashbuckler films Films based on The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later Cultural depictions of Louis XIV Cultural depictions of Cardinal Mazarin Man in the Iron Mask Twins in fiction 1960s French films 1960s Italian films {{adventure-film-stub