The King's Prisoner (1954)
- Directed by
- Giorgio Venturini, Giorgio Pàstina, Richard Pottier
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- 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
In 17th century France, a mysterious prisoner is held in the Bastille with an iron mask. A story of court intrigue and secret identity based on the classic Alexandre Dumas novel.
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What happens
The King's Prisoner (Italian: Il prigioniero del re) is a 1954 Italian historical adventure film directed by Giorgio Venturini and starring Pierre Cressoy, Andrée Debar and Armando Francioli. It is based on the novel The Man in the Iron Mask by Alexandre Dumas. The film's sets and costumes were designed by the art director Giancarlo Bartolini Salimbeni. It was shot in Ferraniacolor and earned around 269 million lira at the box office. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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One Step to Eternity (1954)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.