The Face Behind the Mask

The Face Behind the Mask

Release Date: 1938-03-19

Overview: 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.

Rating: 5.4 / 10

Cast

John Nesbitt

John Nesbitt

as Narrator (voice)

Carlos De Valdez

Carlos De Valdez

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Jack Deery

Jack Deery

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Ivo Henderson

Ivo Henderson

as Bit Part (uncredited)

Mary Howard

Mary Howard

as La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)

Crew

  • Jacques Tourneur - Director

  • Milton Gunzburg - Screenplay

  • Paul Vogel - Director of Photography

  • Jack Chertok - Producer

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