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The Man in the Iron Mask (I) (1998)

 -  Action | Adventure  -  13 March 1998 (USA)
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The cruel King Louis XIV of France has a secret twin brother who he keeps imprisoned. Can the twin be substituted for the real king?

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Paris is starving, but the King of France is more interested in money and bedding women. When a young soldier dies for the sake of a shag, Aramis, Athos and Porthos band together with a plan to replace the king. Unknown to many, there is a 2nd king, a twin, hidden at birth, then imprisoned for 6 years behind an iron mask. All that remains now is D'Artagnan, will he stand against his long time friends, or do what is best for his country? Written by Leonardo DiCaprio

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king | twin | france | mask | musketeer | See more »

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For the honor of a king. And the destiny of a country. All for one.

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Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and some sensuality/nudity | See all certifications »

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Also Known As:

El hombre de la máscara de hierro  »

Box Office

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$35,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

DEM 3,659,092 (Germany) (17 April 1998)

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$56,876,365 (USA) (3 July 1998)
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The character D'Artagnan also appears in the play Cyrano de Bergerac, which has also been filmed with Gérard Depardieu. See more »

Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, we clearly see King Louis XIV inside and outside of the castle VauxLeVicomte. Louis XIV never lived in this castle, as it belonged to Nicolas Fouquet. VauxLeVicomte became a source of inspiration for the Versailles castle. Versailles was the living place of Louis XIV when he was old and is shown in the movie. Therefore, all castle sets are wrong, since the young Louis XIV lived mostly in the Louvre castle, in the center of Paris, which is never shown in the movie. See more »

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Athos: You're the traitor.
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Version of The Man in the Iron Mask (1985) See more »

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you can watch this over and over again
29 May 2004 | by (Philippines) – See all my reviews

The only problem with this movie that the plot is a bit implausible, but nevertheless, everything was great. I must say that I've seen this movie more times than any movie in the world and i still say it's great. It has a star-studded cast, and all of them did an excellent acting job (DiCaprio, Byrne, Malkovich, Depardieu and Irons). This is a perfect ensemble cast, it's as if the roles were written for the actors. The acting was just well done. The events are exciting and sometimes heart-wrenching, the music is great, and the dialogue is truly, truly exceptional. Trust me, after watching this movie at least 18 times, I've realized that the dialogue is just superb. I very much recommend the movie, however, the story is very, very far from the original book by Alexander Dumas.


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