-- Excerpt from The Official Man in the Iron Mask Site --

        When rioting citizens of France destroyed the Bastille, they discovered within its records this mysterious entry: "Prisoner number 64389000 - the Man in the Iron Mask." The identity of the prisoner has forever remained a mystery.
        Cast and Characters:
        Leonardo DiCaprio - King Louis the XIV and the mysterious prisoner
        Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu - the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos, and Porthos
        Gabriel Byrne - friend and former Captain of the Musketeers, D'Artagnan
        Anne Parillaud - the Queen Mother, Anne of d'Autriche
        Judith Godreche - Christine, a girl who catches the King's eye

           It has been many years since Aramis, Athos, Porthos and D'Artagnan fought together as the bravest and best of the King's Royal Guards, the Musketeers. Louis the XIII, the great King whose throne they served has died and been succeeded by his arrogant and cruel heir, King Louis the XIV. Only D'Artagnan still wears the uniform of a Musketeer, keeping his blood oath to defend His Majesty...no matter what. Now, these brothers-in-arms embark on their most glorious and dangerous adventure. But they soon realize that their mission to save their country from ruin may lead to the destruction of the very throne they serve and the loss of their life-long friendship.
        From the Director:
             "I don’t believe particularly in reincarnation, but I do believe that we relate to different ages, and I have a particular feeling for romantic times -- times when people believed that you could put your life at risk for your honor, when you had a responsibility towards other people, when what you did made a difference and you had to be accountable for it. That attitude seems to belong to a past age. This story is filled with mystery and excitement and all the eternal things like love, loyalty, courage -- the kind of story that I want to believe. I want to believe it when a character says ‘One for all, all for one.’"                                                               -- Randall Wallace, Director


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