The King's Prisoner (1954)

Directed by

Giorgio Venturini, Giorgio Pàstina, Richard Pottier

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 41m

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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