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Le Masque de fer

Based On the book by Alexandre Dumas

Le Masque de fer ("The Iron Mask") is a 1962 French film directed by Henri Decoin, based very loosely on the 1850 novel The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later by Alexandre Dumas and specifically part 3 of the novel, The Man in the Iron Mask; which in turn is based on the real-life story of the Man in the Iron Mask.

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Release date:
October 26, 1962
Director:
Henri Decoin
Cast:
Jean Marais, Claudine Auger, Sylva Koscina, Jean Rochefort, Enrico Maria Salerno
Country:
France, Italy
Language:
French
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Book vs Film

Cover of The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later
The Book · 1847

The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later

Alexandre Dumas
Poster for Le Masque de fer
The Film · 1962

Le Masque de fer

Henri Decoin

★ 5.9 / 10 686 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 115 years after publication.

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