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The Man in the Iron Mask

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The former musketeer Athos (John Malkovich) swears vengeance after despotic King Louis XIV (Leonardo DiCaprio) causes the death of his son. Summoning his old comrades Porthos (Gérard Depardieu) and Aramis (Jeremy Irons), he hatches a plan to liberate a shackled prisoner rumored to be the king's twin brother, and then install him on the throne. But the three musketeers must also contend with their old friend D'Artagnan (Gabriel Byrne), who has remained in the king's service.
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Leonardo DiCaprio plays dual roles with diminishing returns in The Man in the Iron Mask, a cheesy rendition of the Musketeers' epilogue that bears all the pageantry of Alexandre Dumas' text, but none of its romantic panache.

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Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com 10/20/2018
3/4
[There's] just too much great stuff here for this version of the Dumas story to be summarily dismissed. Go to Full Review Mike Clark USA Today 01/09/2018
2.5/4
To these nonteen ears and eyes, the kid is no more real in either guise than his phony flowing locks. And the romantic scenes fizzle next to Titanic's steamy roll in a Rolls. Go to Full Review Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 07/31/2001
2.5/4
Once all the pieces of the plot were in place, I was at least interested, if not overwhelmed; I could see how, with a rewrite and a better focus, this could have been a film of Braveheart quality instead of basically just a costume swashbuckler. Go to Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 06/04/2020
Long in the tooth and unfocused and wastes its bang up cast. Go to Full Review Brian D. Johnson Maclean's Magazine 10/30/2019
As aging musketeers, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gérard Depardieu and Gabriel Byrne-each sporting a different accent-all look faintly embarrassed, like serious actors stuck performing at a kids' birthday party. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 04/23/2019
2.5/4
[UPDATED 2024 4K + BLU-RAY REVIEW] It's an irresistible story, but the movie suffers from clunky dialogue and a barrage of mismatched performances that represent just about every school of acting known to man. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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shane o @Shanes_DVD_Shack Jan 20 Well shot , well acted , good story , good ending . A classic late 90’s movie See more Massimo D Jan 19 Mi sono piaciuti i costumi e la recitazione degli attoria, tuttavia ci sono molte inesattezze storiche See more Oana Maria B @OanaMariaB Dec 29 One of the most beautiful movies ever made. The cast, the costumes and the soundtrack. Sublime! See more johannes d @peterpresidente Dec 18 should be rated much higher in my opinion See more thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 7 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more alan g @agenser Sep 22 Early Leonardo is not up to the task of dual roles. It would have been better if they stuck to the book. Not possible for a musketeer to have fathered the heir to the throne. Too many people watching. Besides the queen was known for her religious chastity. See more Read all reviews
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Randall Wallace

Director

Leonardo DiCaprio

King Louis XIV

Jeremy Irons

Aramis

John Malkovich

Athos

Gérard Depardieu

Porthos

Gabriel Byrne

D'Artagnan

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Synopsis The former musketeer Athos (John Malkovich) swears vengeance after despotic King Louis XIV (Leonardo DiCaprio) causes the death of his son. Summoning his old comrades Porthos (Gérard Depardieu) and Aramis (Jeremy Irons), he hatches a plan to liberate a shackled prisoner rumored to be the king's twin brother, and then install him on the throne. But the three musketeers must also contend with their old friend D'Artagnan (Gabriel Byrne), who has remained in the king's service.
Director
Randall Wallace
Producer
Russell Smith, Randall Wallace
Screenwriter
Alexandre Dumas, Randall Wallace
Distributor
United Artists
Production Co
United Artists
Rating
PG-13 (Some Sensuality|Some Nudity|Violence)
Genre
Adventure, Action, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 13, 1998, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$57.0M
Runtime
2h 12m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, SDDS, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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