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1998 Certificate 12
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With a cry of "All for one and one for all!" the Musketeers return to correct the injustices perpetrated by spoiled monarch Louis XIV, whose misdeeds include imprisoning his twin brother on an island and encasing his visage in the titular mask. Teen idol Di Caprio assays the dual title role, while writer-director Wallace goes .. Read more

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, John Malkovich, Jeremy Irons, Gabriel Byrne
Director Randall Wallace
Genres Action/Adventure

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The Man In The Iron Mask

With a cry of "All for one and one for all!" the Musketeers return to correct the injustices perpetrated by spoiled monarch Louis XIV, whose misdeeds include imprisoning his twin brother on an island and encasing his visage in the titular mask. Teen idol Di Caprio assays the dual title role, while writer-director Wallace goes for the jugular with plenty of pomp and pageantry.

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, John Malkovich, Jeremy Irons, Gabriel Byrne, Gerard Depardieu, Anne Parillaud, Brigitte Auber, Hugh Laurie, Edward Atterton, Francois Montagut, Laura Fraser, Judith Godrèche, Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Morris
Director Randall Wallace
Studio MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 2 hrs 15 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Action/Adventure
Language DVD: English
Dubbed French, German, Italian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired English, German
Subtitles DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
Released DVD: 01 Feb 2000
Production year: 1998
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (5) of The Man In The Iron Mask

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  • 1 stars out of 4

    A stolid version that limits the swashbuckling, and provides little else to excite, with its motley international quartet of musketeers and a twin performance from DiCaprio that fails to convince.

    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • Posted 02 Mar 2006

  • "...[DiCaprio] rivets attention in practically every scene. With captivating ingenuousness, and with a physical beauty that reduces the camera to one more worshipful fan, he fares well..."

    • New York Times
    • Posted 11 Mar 2005

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  • 6 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    Great family movie

    Great plot and great cast, plenty of intrigue and splendid period sets which give it a certain flavour. The only dissapointment was casting Leonardo for the lead, as he just doesn't go with the period, the language or anything else for that matter! In fact, he starts off a tad wooden and unconvincing and only catches up with the performances of the rest of the cast from around the middle of the film. As the movie is otherwise great in every sense I'll give it the thumbs-up

    • DirtyHarry
      • DirtyHarry from HARROGATE
      • Posted 08 Dec 2003 15:12

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    Rated - 3 stars [Highly rated reviewer]

    So so

    So so version of the classic story with a seriously miscast Leonardo Di Caprio as the lead, particularly as Louis XIV. The film seemed to have been produced on a budget, with painted backdrops and the whole of the Parisian revolt reduced to about 25 gurning extras. The rest of the cast do well, making up to a certain extent for the whining child actor.

      • Cato
      • Posted 19 May 2008 18:10

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      • With a cry of "All for one and one for all!" the Musketeers return to correct the injustices perpetrated by spoiled monarch Louis XIV, whose misdeeds include imprisoning his twin brother on an island ...