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The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

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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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1938-03-19
⌚ Running Time: 11 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.4

Beloved Cast

John Nesbitt original image
Narrator (voice)
John Nesbitt
Carlos De Valdez original image
Bit Part (uncredited)
Carlos De Valdez
Jack Deery original image
Bit Part (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Ivo Henderson original image
Bit Part (uncredited)
Ivo Henderson
Mary Howard original image
La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Mary Howard
George W. Jimenez original image
Spanish King (uncredited)
George W. Jimenez
Edward Keane original image
Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Michael Mark original image
Peasant (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Andre Marsaudon original image
Bit Part (uncredited)
Andre Marsaudon
Thomas R. Mills original image
Governor (uncredited)
Thomas R. Mills
Leonard Penn original image
Louis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)
Leonard Penn
George Sorel original image
Count Mattioli (uncredited)
George Sorel
E. Alyn Warren original image
Bit Part (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren
Lyons Wickland original image
The Mask (uncredited)
Lyons Wickland
Harry Worth original image
Louis XIII (uncredited)
Harry Worth

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