The Face Behind the Mask (1938)
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.
- Released
- 1938-03-19
- Genres
- Documentary, Mystery, History
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Jacques Tourneur, Milton Gunzburg
- TMDB rating
- 5.6/10 from 8 votes
Cast
- John Nesbitt as Narrator (voice)
- Carlos De Valdez as Bit Part (uncredited)
- Jack Deery as Bit Part (uncredited)
- Ivo Henderson as Bit Part (uncredited)
- Mary Howard as La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)
- George W. Jimenez as Spanish King (uncredited)
- Edward Keane as Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)
- Michael Mark as Peasant (uncredited)
- Andre Marsaudon as Bit Part (uncredited)
- Thomas R. Mills as Governor (uncredited)
- Leonard Penn as Louis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)
- George Sorel as Count Mattioli (uncredited)
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