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- Release, runtime and language
- 1938 · 11 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Jacques Tourneur
- Starring
- Michael Mark, Mary Howard, E. Alyn Warren, John Nesbitt, Edward Keane, Jack Deery
A dramatized short film exploring the enduring mystery of France’s “Man in the Iron Mask.” It follows King Louis XIV’s decision to imprison an unknown prisoner, forcing him to wear an iron mask for the whole of his confinement until his death. The narrative surveys the principal theories about the captive’s true identity, examining several leading candidates.
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