The Man in the Iron Mask (1939)
- Directed by
- James Whale
- Genre
- drama film, swashbuckler film, period drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 37 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
King Louis XIV of France has a secret twin brother raised in hiding. The twin is forced to wear an iron mask and is imprisoned by his brother. D'Artagnan and the three musketeers try to free him and restore him to the throne.
adventurousdramaticfast-pacedswashbucklingromantichistoricalmusicalheroic
What happens
The Man in the Iron Mask is a 1939 American historical adventure film very loosely adapted from the last section of the 1847–1850 novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of the Man in the Iron Mask. The film was directed by James Whale and stars Louis Hayward as royal twins, Joan Bennett as Princess Maria Theresa, Warren William as d'Artagnan, and Joseph Schildkraut as Nicolas Fouquet. British actor Peter Cushing made his screen debut in a minor part. During the 12th Academy Awards for films from 1939, the film was nominated for Best Music (Original Score) for Lud Gluskin and Lucien Moraweck. The award, however, went to Herbert Stothart for The Wizard of Oz. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Corsican Brothers (1941)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.