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The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

1938 Documentary Mystery History
Release date : March 19, 1938
Runtime : 11m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Jacques Tourneur /
Writers : Milton Gunzburg /
Production companies : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer /
March 19, 1938 11m United States of America Documentary English More
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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.
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John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt
Narrator (voice)
Carlos De Valdez
Carlos De Valdez
Bit Part (uncredited)
Jack Deery
Jack Deery
Bit Part (uncredited)
Ivo Henderson
Ivo Henderson
Bit Part (uncredited)
Mary Howard
Mary Howard
La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)
George W. Jimenez
George W. Jimenez
Spanish King (uncredited)
Edward Keane
Edward Keane
Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)
Michael Mark
Michael Mark
Peasant (uncredited)
Andre Marsaudon
Andre Marsaudon
Bit Part (uncredited)
Thomas R. Mills
Thomas R. Mills
Governor (uncredited)
Leonard Penn
Leonard Penn
Louis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)
George Sorel
George Sorel
Count Mattioli (uncredited)
E. Alyn Warren
E. Alyn Warren
Bit Part (uncredited)
Lyons Wickland
Lyons Wickland
The Mask (uncredited)
Harry Worth
Harry Worth
Louis XIII (uncredited)

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  • title：The Face Behind the Mask
  • status：Released
  • Release date： 1938
  • Runtime：11m
  • Genres： Documentary · Mystery · History ·
  • Countries of origin： United States of America ·
  • Original Language： English ·
  • Director： Jacques Tourneur /
  • Writers： Milton Gunzburg ·
  • Production companies： Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ·
  • 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.
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