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The Iron Mask

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Anne, wife of Louis XIII, delivers twin boys, prompting Count De Rochefort (Ullrich Haupt) to have midwife Constance (Marguerite De La Motte) placed in a convent to keep the births secret. Musketeer D'Artagnan (Douglas Fairbanks) is commanded to take one twin to Spain, while the elder is raised in France. Years later, the exiled prince learns his identity and returns to France to claim the throne, placing his brother in an iron mask to disguise him and prompting D'Artagnan back into service.
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Richard Brody New Yorker Dwan's deft, understated way with action sequences meshes perfectly with Fairbanks's lighthearted, light-footed acrobatics. Oct 20, 2014 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills The touch of melancholy, while alleviated by a cheerful fantasy epilogue, was prescient. Jul 18, 2023 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jun 16, 2005 Full Review Carol Cling Las Vegas Review-Journal Rated: 4/5 Aug 29, 2003 Full Review Bob Bloom Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN) Fairbanks was getting old, but still offers his trademark dash and flamboyance; one of the last great silent films. Rated: 3/5 May 1, 2003 Full Review Rob Vaux Flipside Movie Emporium Rated: 3/5 Oct 3, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A really great movie made in a time when the movie industry tried to make great movies, not the visceral garbage that they produce today. The actors & film aspire to lift up people to be more honorable, honest people who try to reach up to be of good character, not get sucked down into the swill of selfishness & self-centeredness. Brief synopsis: There are many twists and turns to keep your attention... The king of France had twin boys, one to rule France. To avoid future turmoil the second twin was to be killed but was secreted away to live, not knowing his heritage. Plots inside of plots the second twin displaces the first as ruler. The swashbuckling Fairbanks, as D'Artagnan, leads the other three Musketeers with devotion to duty at all costs in a struggle to overcome evil & return the rightful king to the throne. Enjoy! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review jordan m The version of this movie most widely available is the one with the narration track made by Fairbanks's son. He does a fine job with tone and pacing, but the action sequences are vastly overshadowed by his talking over them. It was a peculiar viewing experience as it's the only movie from the 1927-1929 transition period I've seen and I found myself comparing it to other narrated entertainment like nature documentaries. It helped with shortening the movie by reducing the need to hesitate on intertitles but the script he read from sounded exactly like the intertitles of the previous movie except that they were expanded with the new sound medium. The quantity of narration rivaled that of Forrest Gump and would've surpassed it had this movie been as overlong as that one. It is arguably unfair of me to judge the movie based primarily on the narration that was added in later, but since this is the version made available on Amazon Prime & other outlets it'll be the one that people watch nowadays and they'll come away feeling like they just watched an audiobook being read to them. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member The best thrilling movie ever made! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Good movie but the quality was pretty distracting. I loved how it made you feel every emotion from pain to glee. Although this may be a movie that I probably wouldn't watch again, it wasn't that bad. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member Normally I like silent films, but this one was just boring. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Just not as exciting or innovative as Fairbanks' earlier swashbuckling feats Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Anne, wife of Louis XIII, delivers twin boys, prompting Count De Rochefort (Ullrich Haupt) to have midwife Constance (Marguerite De La Motte) placed in a convent to keep the births secret. Musketeer D'Artagnan (Douglas Fairbanks) is commanded to take one twin to Spain, while the elder is raised in France. Years later, the exiled prince learns his identity and returns to France to claim the throne, placing his brother in an iron mask to disguise him and prompting D'Artagnan back into service.
Director
Allan Dwan
Production Co
Elton Corporation
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 21, 1929, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 11, 2016
Runtime
1h 27m
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