The acclaimed film of Alexander Dumas' classic story, about good and evil twin brothers - one is the imprisoned man in the hideous iron mask, the other is his foppish, elegant twin, King Louis XIV of France. The man trapped by his brother, King Louis XIV of France, in a brutal iron mask is Philippe (Richard Chamberlain), assumed dead twin to the King who, though the rightful heir to the throne, was spirited into obscurity from birth for political motives, and is ignorant of his true identity. His destiny: to assume the throne in place of his brother, Louis, who is manipulated by Fouquet (Patrick McGoohan). Both the captain of the musketeers, D'Artagnan (Louis Jourdan), and Colbert (Sir Ralph Richardson), the king's Minister for Home Affairs, are determined that France has her real King, and plan to restore the wilting fortunes of the throne by substituting Philippe for the King. The plan succeeds. Phillipe is thoroughly schooled in the ways of the King and, on the night of a grand cost
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Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 01:41:00 Posted: 2/17/2009
