The Face Behind the Mask (1938)
History
Mystery
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.
Cast
Narrator (voice)
Bit Part (uncredited)
Louis XIV, The Man in the Iron Mask (uncredited)
Count Mattioli (uncredited)
Bit Part (uncredited)
The Mask (uncredited)
Louis XIII (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)
Crew
Director
Director of Photography
Producer
Screenplay