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The Man In The Iron Mask DVD

The acclaimed film of Alexandre DumasÃ¢Â€Â™ classic story, about good and evil twin brothers Ã¢Â€Â“ 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 - The Count of Monte Cristo). He is the 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 - The Prisoner). Both the captain of the Musketeers, DÃ¢Â€Â™Artagnan (Louis Jourdan - Dracula), and
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The acclaimed film of Alexandre DumasÃ¢Â€Â™ classic story, about good & evil twin brothers Ã¢Â€Â“ 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
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- The Prisoner). Both the captain of the Musketeers, DÃ¢Â€Â™ Artagnan (Louis Jourdan
- Dracula), & Colbert (Sir Ralph Richardson
- The Four Feathers), the KingÃ¢Â€Â™s Minister for Home Affairs, are determined that France has her real King, & plan to restore the wilting fortunes of the throne by substituting Philippe for the King...

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