The Man in the Iron Mask (1998/I)

Regisseur:

Randall Wallace

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Alexandre Dumas père (novels)
Randall Wallace (screenplay)

Premierendatum:

13. März 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Abenteuer | Drama

Werbezeile:

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

Plot:

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?

Plot Keywords:

Starvation | Father Figure | Loss Of Friend | Suicide | Moon

Filmpreise:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

you can watch this over and over again

Besetzung

Leonardo DiCaprio	...	King Louis XIV / Philippe
Jeremy Irons	...	Aramis
John Malkovich	...	Athos
Gérard Depardieu	...	Porthos
Gabriel Byrne	...	D'Artagnan
Anne Parillaud	...	Queen Mother Anne
Judith Godrèche	...	Christine (as Judith Godreche)
Edward Atterton	...	Lt. Andre
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Raoul
Hugh Laurie	...	King's Advisor
David Lowe	...	King's Advisor
Brigitte Boucher	...	Madame Rotund
Matthew Jocelyn	...	Assassin
Karine Belly	...	Wench
Emmanuel Guttierez	...	King's Friend

Alternativ:

Mann mit der eisernen Maske, Der (Österreich) (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sequences of violence and some sensuality/nudity.

Länge:

132 Min

Produktionsland:

UK | USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Spain:7 | Iceland:12 | Peru:PT | Netherlands:MG6 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Belgium:KT | Chile:TE | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Ireland:12 | Mexico:B | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14

Drehorte:

Castle, Vaux-le-Vicomte, Seine-et-Marne, France

Firma:

United Artists Corporation

Dies und das:

Aramis' statement, "I am a genius, not an engineer," is a pun in the original French ("Je suis un génie, pas un ingénieur").

Pannen:

Filmfehler: When D'artangnan is dealing with the angry peasants about the spoiled food, and the apples are thrown, the second apple that D'artangnan "stabs in the air" is visible on his sword before the slow-motion shot.

Dialogzitate:

Queen Anne: Aramis!
Aramis: I have come to ask whether you believe that just as one lie can destroy a life, so one truth can make it whole again.
Queen Anne: I have prayed every day for such a miracle.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Bezug enthalten in A Little Thing Called Murder (2006) (TV)

you can watch this over and over again

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.