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The Iron Mask

  • 1929
  • Passed
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
1.3K
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Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
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King Louis XIII of France is thrilled when his son is born--an heir to the throne. But his Queen has actually delivered twin boys. Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for r... Read allKing Louis XIII of France is thrilled when his son is born--an heir to the throne. But his Queen has actually delivered twin boys. Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for revolution, and has him sent off to Spain to be raised in secret to ensure a peaceful futur... Read allKing Louis XIII of France is thrilled when his son is born--an heir to the throne. But his Queen has actually delivered twin boys. Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for revolution, and has him sent off to Spain to be raised in secret to ensure a peaceful future for France. Alas, keeping the secret means sending Constance, lover of D'Artagnan, off t... Read all

  • Director
    • Allan Dwan
  • Writers
    • Lotta Woods
    • Douglas Fairbanks
    • Alexandre Dumas
  • Stars
    • Douglas Fairbanks
    • Belle Bennett
    • Marguerite De La Motte
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Allan Dwan
    • Writers
      • Lotta Woods
      • Douglas Fairbanks
      • Alexandre Dumas
    • Stars
      • Douglas Fairbanks
      • Belle Bennett
      • Marguerite De La Motte
    • 27User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Douglas Fairbanks, Léon Bary, Gino Corrado, and Tiny Sandford in The Iron Mask (1929)
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    Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
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    Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
    Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
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    Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)

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    Douglas Fairbanks
    Douglas Fairbanks
    • D'Artagnan
    Belle Bennett
    Belle Bennett
    • The Queen Mother
    Marguerite De La Motte
    Marguerite De La Motte
    • Constance
    Dorothy Revier
    Dorothy Revier
    • Milady de Winter
    Vera Lewis
    Vera Lewis
    • Madame Peronne
    Rolfe Sedan
    Rolfe Sedan
    • Louis XIII
    William Bakewell
    William Bakewell
    • Louis XIV…
    Gordon Thorpe
    • Young Prince…
    Nigel De Brulier
    Nigel De Brulier
    • Cardinal Richelieu
    Ullrich Haupt
    • De Rochefort
    Lon Poff
    Lon Poff
    • Father Joseph
    Charles Stevens
    Charles Stevens
    • Planchet - D'Artagnan's Servant
    Henry Otto
    Henry Otto
    • The King's Valet
    Léon Bary
    Léon Bary
    • Athos
    • (as Leon Barry)
    Tiny Sandford
    Tiny Sandford
    • Porthos
    • (as Stanley Standford)
    Gino Corrado
    Gino Corrado
    • Aramis
    Edgar Caldwell
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Cavens
    • DeRochefort's Ruffian
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Allan Dwan
    • Writers
      • Lotta Woods
      • Douglas Fairbanks(uncredited)
      • Alexandre Dumas
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    • Trivia
      In the prologue the four musketeers stand in a framing device, as a medieval stage booth, and D'Artagnan steps forward and speaks to the audience, then steps back and resumes his position with the other three, who remained motionless; after the mid-point intermission, the same situation is repeated, with D'Artagnan speaking again to the audience, finishing with the words, "once more, once more . . . ", after which the film resumes with the title card "20 years later". These were the first lines of dialogue ever spoken on film by Douglas Fairbanks, in his last silent film.
    • Goofs
      The iron-masked King languishes in his tower prison and notices a fisherman in the sea below. He quickly scratches a message on a pewter platter and tosses it out of the window to the rocks below. The fisherman picks up the place and READS the message - at that time in history the (oppressed) French working class were illiterate.
    • Quotes

      Porthos: Come on! There is greater adventure beyond.

    • Alternate versions
      The 1999 restored version (near 104 minutes) by Kino Video, has the original speeches by d'Artagnan, the title cards, but a new musical score by Carl Davis, played by the City of Prague Philharmonica Orchestra. The restored version is distributed by Kino Video and Photoplay Productions.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      One for All, All for One
      (1929) (uncredited)
      Lyrics by Jo Trent
      Music by Hugo Riesenfeld and Louis Alter

    User reviews27

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Interesting take on a classic story but horrible soundtrack
    This movie goes from the birth of the man and the iron mask and beyond.

    Horrible soundtrack that doesn't match what's going on halfnthe time with whatbis going on in the scene.

    And and about 3/4 into the film the sound is mixed with a full radio station in the background.

    It would be a decent movie if the music went halfway with it.
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    • Feb 19, 2019

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    • Release date
      • February 21, 1929 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Mannen med järnmasken
    • Filming locations
      • Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Elton Corporation
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,270,000
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Silent

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