Le Masque de fer

Le Masque de fer ("The Iron Mask") is a 1962 French film directed by Henri Decoin, based 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.

Synopsis
Mazarin gives d'Artagnan the mission to rescue the imprisoned brother of Louis XIV.

In a scene not in the original book, d'Artagnan grabs Isabelle de Saint-Mars, pulls up her dress, and spanks her to punish her for not keeping a promise she had made.

Technical details

 * Director: Henri Decoin
 * Writer: Laurent Devries, Gérald Devriès, Cécil Saint-Laurent after the works of Alexandre Dumas
 * Producer: Roger de Broin
 * Director of photography: Pierre Petit
 * Music: Georges Van Parys
 * Editing: Louisette Hautecoeur
 * Scenery: Olivier Girard and Paul-Louis Boutié
 * Genre: Adventure
 * Length: 127 min
 * Date of release: France, 1962

Starring

 * Jean Marais: d'Artagnan
 * Jean-François Poron: Henri/Louis XIV
 * Sylva Koscina: Marion
 * Gisèle Pascal: Mme de Chaulmes
 * Jean Rochefort: Lastréaumont
 * Claudine Auger: Isabelle de Saint-Mars
 * Germaine Montero: Anne d'Autriche
 * Simone Derly: Marie Mancini
 * Noël Roquevert: Mr de Saint-Mars
 * Jean Lara: Renaud de Lourmes
 * Jean Davy: Maréchal de Turenne
 * Raymond Gérôme: Pimentel
 * Philippe Lemaire: Vaudreuil
 * Enrico Maria Salerno: Mazarin
 * Clément Thierry: Maulévrier
 * Max Montavon: le notaire