The Man In The Iron Mask

Starring: Jeremy Irons, Leonardo DiCaprio Director: Randall Wallace Original UK Premiere: 1998 Dvd Release: 1st February, 2000 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish Dubbed In: French, German, Italian, Spanish

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There have been several movies entitled The Man in the Iron Mask, all based on the final section of the novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas, which was itself based on the 18th century myth of The Man in the Iron Mask. The plot involves DArtagnan & the Three Musketeers & an identical twin brother of King Louis XIV of France. // The 1929 silent version, titled The Iron Mask, was the last silent film produced by & starring, Douglas Fairbanks It starred Fairbanks as DArtagnan, Marguerite de la Motte as his beloved Constance, Nigel De Brulier as the scheming Cardinal Richelieu & Ulrich Haupt as the evil Count De Rochefort. William Bakewell appeared as the royal twins. several short narrations delivered by Fairbanks & a musical score with a few sound effects. In 1952 it was reissued, with the printed intertitles removed & a narration voiced by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. added. In 1999, with the cooperation of the Library of Congress & the Museum of Modern Art, Kino Video released a DVD of the 1929 version. Posters Of The Man In The Iron Mask

Footnotes in film books are likely to reduce this swashbuckling adventure down to a simple description: it was the first movie to star Leonardo DiCaprio after the phenomenal success of Titanic. As such, The Man in the Iron Mask automatically attracted a box-office stampede of Leos young female fans, but critical reaction was deservedly mixed. Having earned his directorial debut after writing the Oscar-winning script for Mel Gibsons Braveheart, Randall Wallace wrote & directed this ambitious version of the often-filmed classic novel by Alexandre Dumas. DiCaprio plays dual roles as the despotic King Louis XIV, who rules France with an iron fist, & the kings twin brother, Philippe, who languishes in prison under an iron mask, his identity concealed to prevent an overthrow of Louis throne. But Louis abuse of power ultimately enrages Athos , one of the original Four Musketeers, who recruits his former partners in a plot to liberate Philippe & install him as the kings identical replacement. Once this plot is set in motion & the Musketeers are each given moments in the spotlight, the film kicks into gear & offers plenty of entertainment in the grand style of vintage swashbucklers. But its also sidetracked by excessive length & disposable subplots, & for all his post-Titanic star power, the boyish DiCaprio just isnt yet man enough to be fully convincing in his title role. Still, this is an entertaining film, no less enjoyable for falling short of the greatness to which it aspired.

Jeremy Irons is a British actor. Born in Cowes, Isle of Wight, he began his acting career in Bristol, then appeared on the London as John the Baptist opposite David Essex in Godspell. After several appearances on British television, his film debut came in 1980 in Nijinsky. The role which shot him to fame was that of Charles Ryder in the television adaptation of Evelyn Waugh s Brideshead Revisited in 1981. Brideshead brought him back together with Anthony Andrews, with whom he had appeared in The Pallisers seven years earlier. Also in 1981, he starred in the film The French Lieutenants Woman. In 1984 Irons won a Tony Award for his Broadway performance opposite Glenn Close in The Real Thing. In 1988 he starred in the dual role of mad twin physicians in David Cronenberg s Dead Ringers. Other films include Reversal of Fortune, Kafka, Damage, M Butterfly, The House of the Spirits, Lolita & Die Hard With a Vengeance. His most famous role has turned out to be the voice of Scar in The Lion King. Posters Of Jeremy Irons

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Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor. He was born Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio in Los Angeles, California, the son of George DiCaprio & Irmalin Idenbirkin. His name allegedly came about because his pregnant mother was standing in front of a Leonardo da Vinci painting at a museum in Italy when he kicked, which made her decide to name him after the famous artist. Leos father, a distributor of comic books, is Italian-American & his mother, a former legal secretary, is German-American. His parents divorced when he was a year old. He grew up in Echo Park. At age five, he appeared on his favorite TV series, Romper Room & was almost fired for misbehaving. He attended John Marshall High School in Los Angeles. He was rejected by an agent early in his career for having a name that sounded too foreign, suggesting that it should be changed to Lenny Williams. But DiCaprio refused. His acting career began in 1990 when he was cast in the role of Garry Buckman on the TV comedy/drama series Parenthood, where he met his best friend, actor Tobey Maguire. Posters Of Leonardo DiCaprio

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