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The Face Behind the Mask

This dramatized short film explores the historical mystery surrounding France's Man in the Iron Mask. It chronicles how King Louis XIV imprisoned an unidentified prisoner, who was compelled to wear an iron mask for the entirety of his confinement, a fate that ended only with his death. The narrative examines several theories about the prisoner's true identity.

Director(s)

Jacques Tourneur

Cast & Crew

Michael Mark

Peasant (uncredited)

George W. Jimenez

Spanish King (uncredited)

Jack Deery

Bit Part (uncredited)

E. Alyn Warren

Bit Part (uncredited)

Edward Keane

Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)

George Sorel

Count Mattioli (uncredited)

Ivo Henderson

Bit Part (uncredited)

Jacques Tourneur

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John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

Carlos De Valdez

Bit Part (uncredited)

Harry Worth

Louis XIII (uncredited)

Mary Howard

La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)

Leonard Penn

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

Andre Marsaudon

Bit Part (uncredited)

Thomas R. Mills

Governor (uncredited)

Lyons Wickland

The Mask (uncredited)

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GenresDocumentary, Mystery, History

Runtime11 mins

Released on19 Mar 1938

Languageen

Produced InUnited States of America