The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
Overview
Tyrannical King Louis XIV learns that he has an identical twin brother, Philippe, who was raised from birth by his late father's trusted friend D'Artagnan and his faithful musketeers, Porthos, Athos and Aramis. After Philippe falls for the king's betrothed, Spanish Princess Maria Theresa, Louis imprisons him, forcing his brother to don an iron mask that will slowly suffocate him -- and it's up to D'Artagnan to rescue him.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
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| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.025 |
Directed By
James Whale
Crew
Grant Whytock
George Bruce
Lucien Moraweck
Alexandre Dumas
Edward Small
Robert H. Planck
James Whale
William A. Wilmarth
John London
Howard A. Anderson
Edward Small
Cullen Tate
Val Paul
Paul Stanhope
Perc Westmore
Lud Gluskin
John DuCasse Schulze
William Bridgehouse
Edgar Anderson
TOP CAST
Louis Hayward
King Louis XIV / Philippe of Gascony
Joan Bennett
Princess Maria Theresa
Warren William
D'Artagnan
Joseph Schildkraut
Fouquet
Alan Hale
Porthos
Walter Kingsford
Colbert
Miles Mander
Aramis
Bert Roach
Athos
Marion Martin
Mlle. de la Valliere
Montagu Love
Spanish Ambassador
Doris Kenyon
Queen Anne
Albert Dekker
Louis XIII
Nigel De Brulier
Cardinal Richelieu
William Royle
Commandant of Bastille
Boyd Irwin
Lord High Constable of France
Howard Brooks
Cardinal
Reginald Barlow
Jean Paul
Lane Chandler
Captain of Fouquet's Guards
Wyndham Standing
Doctor
Dorothy Vaughan
Midwife
Sheila Darcy
Maria Theresa's Maid
Robert Milasch
Torturer
D'Arcy Corrigan
Tortured Prisoner
Harry Woods
First Officer
Peter Cushing
Second Officer
Emmett King
King's Chamberlain
Ted Billings
Prisoner in Bastille
Fred Cavens
Francois
James Dime
A Torturer and Mask Forger
Dwight Frye
Fouquet's Valet
Leyland Hodgson
Court Announcer
Ian Maclaren
Valet de Chambre
John Merton
Soldier
Edgar Norton
Fouquet's Servant
William H. O'Brien
Servant
Artie Ortego
Carriage Guard
Herman Hack
Guard
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