Le Masque de fer ("The Iron Mask") is a 1962 French film directed by Henri Decoin, based very loosely on the 1850 novel The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas and specifically part 3 of the novel, The Man in the Iron Mask; which in turn is based on the real-life story of the Man in the Iron Mask.
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Synopsis
Cardinal Mazarin gives d'Artagnan the mission to rescue the imprisoned twin brother of King Louis XIV.
In a scene not in the original book, d'Artagnan grabs Isabelle de Saint-Mars, pulls up her dress, and spanks her to punish her for not keeping a promise she had made.
Technical details
Director: Henri Decoin
Writer: Laurent Devries, Gérald Devriès, Cécil Saint-Laurent after the works of Alexandre Dumas
Producer: Roger de Broin
Director of photography: Pierre Petit
Music: Georges Van Parys
Editing: Louisette Hautecoeur
Scenery: Olivier Girard and Paul-Louis Boutié
Genre: Adventure
Length: 127 min
Date of release: France, 1962
Starring
Jean Marais: d'Artagnan
Jean-François Poron: Henri/Louis XIV
Sylva Koscina: Marion
Gisèle Pascal: Mme de Chaulmes
Jean Rochefort: Lastréaumont
Claudine Auger: Isabelle de Saint-Mars
Germaine Montero: Anne d'Autriche
Simone Derly: Marie Mancini
Noël Roquevert: M de Saint-Mars
Jean Lara: Renaud de Lourmes
Jean Davy: Maréchal de Turenne
Raymond Gérôme: Pimentel
Philippe Lemaire: Vaudreuil
Enrico Maria Salerno: Cardinal Mazarin
Clément Thierry: Maulévrier
Max Montavon: le notaire