Le Masque de fer
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{{Infobox film
| name = Le Masque de fer
| image = LeMasqueDeFer.jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| director = Henri Decoin
| producer =
| writer = Cecil Saint-Laurent
| narrator =
| starring = Jean Marais
Claudine Auger
Jean-Francois Poron
Gisèle Pascal
| music = Georges Van Parys
| cinematography = Pierre Petit
| editing = Louisette Hautecoeur
| studio =
| distributor = Gaumont Distribution
| released = {{Film date|1962|10|26|France|1963|03|08|Italy|ref2={{cite web|url=http://allmovie.com/work/le-masque-de-fer-153031|work=Allmovie|access-date=February 3, 2010|title=Overview: Le Masque de Fer|author=Pavlides, Dan}}|df=y}}
| runtime = 127 min.
| country = France
Italy
| language =
| budget =
| gross = 2,431,259 admissions (France){{cite web|url=http://www.boxofficestory.com/box-office-jean-marais-c22695355|title=Box Office Figures for Jean Marais films|website=Box Office Story}}
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Le Masque de fer ("The Iron Mask") is a 1962 French film directed by Henri Decoin, based on the 1850 novel The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas and specifically part 3 of the novel, The Man in the Iron Mask; which in turn is based on the real-life story of the Man in the Iron Mask.
Synopsis
Mazarin gives d'Artagnan the mission to rescue the imprisoned brother of Louis XIV.
In a scene not in the original book, d'Artagnan grabs Isabelle de Saint-Mars, pulls up her dress, and spanks her to punish her for not keeping a promise she had made.
Technical details
- Director: Henri Decoin
- Writer: Laurent Devries, Gérald Devriès, Cécil Saint-Laurent after the works of Alexandre Dumas
- Producer: Roger de Broin
- Director of photography: Pierre Petit
- Music: Georges Van Parys
- Editing: Louisette Hautecoeur
- Scenery: Olivier Girard and Paul-Louis Boutié
- Genre: Adventure
- Length: 127 min
- Date of release: France, 1962
Starring
- Jean Marais: d'Artagnan
- Jean-François Poron: Henri/Louis XIV
- Sylva Koscina: Marion
- Gisèle Pascal: Mme de Chaulmes
- Jean Rochefort: Lastréaumont
- Claudine Auger: Isabelle de Saint-Mars
- Germaine Montero: Anne d'Autriche
- Simone Derly: Marie Mancini
- Noël Roquevert: Mr de Saint-Mars
- Jean Lara: Renaud de Lourmes
- Jean Davy: Maréchal de Turenne
- Raymond Gérôme: Pimentel
- Philippe Lemaire: Vaudreuil
- Enrico Maria Salerno: Mazarin
- Clément Thierry: Maulévrier
- Max Montavon: le notaire
Notes
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0056228}}
{{The Man in the Iron Mask}}
{{Henri Decoin}}
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Category:French adventure films
Category:Italian adventure films
Category:1960s adventure films
Category:French swashbuckler films
Category:Films directed by Henri Decoin
Category:Italian swashbuckler films
Category:Films based on The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later
Category:Cultural depictions of Louis XIV
Category:Cultural depictions of Cardinal Mazarin
Category:Cultural depictions of Anne of Austria
Category:Films scored by Georges Van Parys
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