MOVIE

The Face Behind the Mask

Name: The Face Behind the Mask
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Genre: Documentary, Mystery, History
Released: 1938-03-19
Cast: John Nesbitt, Carlos De Valdez, Jack Deery, Ivo Henderson, Mary Howard

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.

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 identifi… + more

Release Date

1938-03-19

Year

1938

Duration

11m

Status

Released

Score

5.40

Genres

Documentary Mystery History

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Cast

John Nesbitt

Narrator (voice)

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Carlos De Valdez

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Jack Deery

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Ivo Henderson

Bit Part (uncredited)

Mary Howard

La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)

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George W. Jimenez

Spanish King (uncredited)

Edward Keane

Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)

Michael Mark

Peasant (uncredited)

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Andre Marsaudon

Bit Part (uncredited)

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Thomas R. Mills

Governor (uncredited)