The Face Behind the Mask

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.

Release Date

19 March 1938

11 minutes

Director

Main Cast

Narrator (voice)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Bit Part (uncredited)
La Vallière, The King's Sweetheart (uncredited)
Spanish King (uncredited)
Nicholas Fouquet (uncredited)
Peasant (uncredited)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Governor (uncredited)
Louis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)
Count Mattioli (uncredited)