Audio problem: In the Bastille dungeon just after Phillippe knocked out the guard with the key we hear Athos say 'We feared the mask would destroy you', but his lips do not move in sync with this. It looks more like he originally said 'We thought you were dead'. (01:44:54)
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998)
Plot summary
Directed by: Randall Wallace
Starring: Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Leonardo DiCaprio, Gabriel Byrne, Gerard Depardieu
France is in turmoil as the young King Louis XIV (Leonardo Dicaprio) cares nothing for his people or their well-being. Former, aging Musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis (John Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu and Jeremy Irons) concoct a plan to replace the evil Louis with a substitute, the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask (The King's banished twin bother Phillip, also played by DiCaprio), who they hope will prove to be a better king.
The problem lies in the devotion of their friend, D'Artagnan (Gabriel Byrne), who is the Captain of the King's Musketeers, to the selfish monarch. To succeed in their plot, the musketeers will have to either turn D'Artagnan against the king, or fool him into believing Phillip is Louis. They free Phillip from his prison, and train him in the ways of the royal court. They decide to kidnap Louis and replace him with Phillip at a masque.
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More mistakes in The Man in the Iron Mask
King Louis XIV: There is more of me to love than a crown.
Trivia: If you look in King Louis' bedroom, there is portrait of the real King Louis XIV.
Question: How could Louis be the son of a king and Phillipe be the son of D'Artagnan if they're identical twins?
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Answer: Both Louis and Philippe are actually D'Artagnan's children. This is why D'Artagnan continues to defend Louis for much of the early part of the film, despite the King's callousness, because he feels that he must defend his son, even against his oldest friends. It's only when he discovers Philippe and realises that he has another son, a humble and decent man, that he's finally able to feel pride as a father and can stand against Louis and his excesses.
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