The Face Behind the Mask
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1938-03-19
Runtime: 11 mins
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Spoken language: English
Genres: Documentary, Mystery, History
Original title: The Face Behind the Mask
Production Companies: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
John Nesbitt
Carlos De Valdez
Jack Deery
Ivo Henderson
Mary Howard
George W. Jimenez
Edward Keane
Michael Mark
Andre Marsaudon
Thomas R. Mills
Leonard Penn
George Sorel
E. Alyn Warren
Lyons Wickland
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