The Man in the Iron Mask - actors, characters and roles
All actors and their roles in the film "The Man in the Iron Mask"
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
Timing:
2:12 (132 min)
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Actors and characters
David Lowe
Character King's Advisor
Brigitte Boucher
Character Madame Rotund
Karine Belly
Character Wench
Emmanuel Guttierez
Character King's Friend
François Montagut
Character Blond Musketeer
Andrew Wallace
Character Peasant Boy
Cécile Auclert
Character Serving Woman
Sonia Backers
Character Serving Woman
Vincent Nemeth
Character Customer
Joe Sheridan
Character Fortress Keeper
Olivier Hémon
Character Fortress Head Guard
Michael Morris
Character Bastille Gate Guard
Emmanuel Patron
Character Fortress Guard
Michael Hofland
Character Ruffian
François Guillaume
Character Ponceau (uncredited)
What's left behind the scenes
- Filming of the movie primarily took place at the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte, a French estate where Louis XIV actually resided during the construction of the Palace of Versailles.
- Alexandre Dumas, père (1802-1870), the author of the novel that served as the literary source for the film, wrote about a mysterious prisoner of the Bastille who, on special occasions, wore a leather mask for two years between his imprisonment and death. The idea that this was the face of someone resembling a member of the royal family belongs to a historian from the mid-18th century and was first put forward approximately 70 years after the events described.
- D'Artagnan's death does not align with its depiction in his biography: in Dumas' novel 'The Vicomte de Bragelonne, or Ten Years Later,' D'Artagnan dies on the battlefield.
- A portrait of Louis XV hangs in the apartments of Louis XIV, despite the film's events taking place approximately fifty years before his birth.
- The film concludes by stating that Louis XIV was remembered as the most generous of kings. This 'statement' is generally met with amusement by the French: in France, it is believed that, despite his political genius, Louis XIV was a cold and despotic ruler who sacrificed the needs of the people for his ambitious projects.
- In the scene where the captain of the musketeers pleads for Raoul, d'Artagnan sits in the presence of the king, an act of audacity that would have been punishable by immediate execution.
- The king's ball takes place in the Main Salon of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte. In reality, this hall remained empty only from the mid-20th century onwards. Before that, the Main Salon contained various furnishings, including children's furniture.
- Filming took place from April 28 to July 1997.
- D'Artagnan's death does not match the description in his biography: in Dumas' novel 'The Vicomte de Bragelonne, or Ten Years Later,' D'Artagnan died on the battlefield.
- At the end of the film, it is stated that Louis XIV was remembered as the most generous of kings. This 'statement' is usually received by the French with a good deal of humor: in France, it is believed that, despite his political genius, Louis XIV was a cold and despotic ruler who sacrificed the needs of the people to his own adventurous projects.
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