Un homme se retrouve emprisonné et obligé de porter un masque de fer, sans en connaître la raison. Colbert et D'Artagnan le libère et lui révèlent qu'il est Philippe, le frère jumeau de Loui... Tout lireUn homme se retrouve emprisonné et obligé de porter un masque de fer, sans en connaître la raison. Colbert et D'Artagnan le libère et lui révèlent qu'il est Philippe, le frère jumeau de Louis XIV, légitime héritier du trône de France.Un homme se retrouve emprisonné et obligé de porter un masque de fer, sans en connaître la raison. Colbert et D'Artagnan le libère et lui révèlent qu'il est Philippe, le frère jumeau de Louis XIV, légitime héritier du trône de France.
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- Nommé pour 2 Primetime Emmys
- 2 nominations au total
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- (as Stacy Davis)
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What am I talking about ? Why the music of course . Whenever the film wants us to feel something Allyn Ferguson's score dictates how the audience should be feeling . Certainly the score for THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK goes with the visuals but did it need to be so obvious ? It's almost like listening to PETER AND THE WOLF where the music itself is the narrative and I'm not sure if that's a good thing in cinema
The angelical beauty of Jenny Agutter as Louise is another high point, adorning the picture, also Louis Jourdan as D'Artagnan who doesn't stay clear if was one of Three Musketeers, but very possible, shot on several palaces on France provide a natural authenticity to improve the movie, as expect the Dumas's wit the changing of Louis for Phillip is cunning, good portrait of seventeen century, compressed Dumas's novel, however overall an enjoyable TV picture!!
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First watch: 1987 / How many: 4 / Source: TV-DVD / Rating: 7.25.
I'm probably wrong but I also felt McGoohan must have had a hand in the terrific sequence of Chamberlain thrashing about in his cell, trying to reason why he was being picked on. The anguish of his Kafkaesque imprisonment was superbly executed and that shot of the departing boat through the squares of the barred window ..I expected to see McGoohan's stern face approaching at light speed with a clanging crash at any second!
Lew Grade and Patrick McGoohan funny how good they were together. It would be nice to think they did meet during the course of the filming process, even if Mr. McGoohan had to get out of bed at 5am to get to Lord Grade's office in time for his 6am appointment!
All the TV networks used to do very good (if often eviscerated) novels for television. One network even had the good idea of having one of the actors making a tag to recommend further reading, in the case of classics. For modern novels current-popular TV stars were good enough for their all-star casts, but costume-drama classics could draw bona fide movie stars, as this one did.
Of the superb cast, Chamberlain and Agutter are ernest. The great Ralph Richardson is low-key. Ian Holm might as well be twirling his mustache as a villain. Patrick McGoohan, however, rises above the screenplay and shines with his patented unusual line readings.
The Dumas story is really the last ride of the Three Musketeers, and I love Musketeer movies. Unfortunately, due to budget or time limitations the Musketeers have been reduced to Louis Jordan, who sounds peculiar in a French story with his French accent, as no one else has one.
Still, it's Dumas done with an A-list cast. Enjoy.
Richard Chamberlain is, here, a revelation. Nothing less. He excels in both of the very different roles he has to play. His depiction of King Louis XIV is quite mesmerising. The scene in which he arrogantly dances a ballet for his court is extraordinary. And, towards the end (I am trying not to spoil) Chamberlain - this time playing the other twin - is involved in another great dance moment, when he dances at a ball with the Queen and they have a private conversation as they dance, which is so well-written and performed that it will have you grinning with delight.
Patrick McGoohan, Ian Holm, Ralph Richardson and the rest of the cast are also on top form. The sumptuous direction is equally superb. Unfortunately, as it was a TV movie, the quality of the sound and video tape has suffered a little over the years, and I suspect this may be the reason why it has not been shown so often. But the deterioration in the visual quality is overcome by the brilliance of the acting and direction, which really do shine through the primitive technology to make for a truly memorable film experience.
I felt, watching some of this film, as if I was watching an opera. But if you don't like opera - don't let that put you off! It's the grandness of the story and the unashamedness of the acting/direction that I'm talking about. It is very rare that film-makers just throw caution to the winds and allow themselves to 'go for it' like this. Just watch it and you will know what I mean.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesJenny Agutter reportedly hated working with Patrick McGoohan.
- GaffesAt about 35:50 min, when Colbert is at the tailor's to check the dress for the king, in the moment when the dress is brought into the room, you can see an electrical switch near the door frame as well as a cable running along the frame.
- Citations
D'Artagnan: I only have a handful of men. Brave musketeers, true, but not enough of them to take a fortress. But - we can always try.
Colbert de Voliere: Not by force, my friend. By cunning.
- ConnexionsFeatured in The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1977)
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Détails
- Date de sortie
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- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- The Man in the Iron Mask
- Lieux de tournage
- Château de Guermantes, Seine-et-Marne, France(made on location at)
- Sociétés de production
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