The Man in the Iron Mask
1939 · Movie · NR · 112 min · ★ 7.1 · 70% critics
Years after their glory days, a band of aging swordsmen reunites when a cruel French king tightens his grip on the country. With a hidden twin kept in captivity, they gamble on a daring plan of deception and rescue to put a better ruler on the throne.
Based on The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later
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Details
- Years
- 1939
- Release date
- 1939-07-13
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 70/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (37 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic, light swashbuckler with palace intrigue, disguises, and big costumes in the spirit of The Three Musketeers (1948); not for you if you need nonstop swordfights or a tightly believable plot.
Pros: lively swashbuckling fun; lavish sets and costumes; strong dual-role lead | Cons: romance feels stiff; intrigue over action; uneven, stiff acting
Themes
- prison
- princess
- france
- based on novel or book
- brother
- fencing
- sword fight
- musketeer
- swashbuckler
- palace intrigue
- iron mask
- 17th century
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1940 · nominated
Cast & crew
Louis Hayward
as King Louis XIV / Philippe of Gascony
Joan Bennett
as Princess Maria Theresa
Warren William
as D'Artagnan
Joseph Schildkraut
as Fouquet
Alan Hale
as Porthos
Walter Kingsford
as Colbert
Miles Mander
as Aramis
Bert Roach
as Athos
Marion Martin
as Mlle. de la Valliere
Montagu Love
as Spanish Ambassador
Directed by James Whale