Prisoner of the iron mask 1962

PRISONER OF THE IRON MASK

Francesco De Feo/Lee Kresel (English Version). France/Italy 1962.
Adventure

Other Titles:
LA VENGEANCE DU MASQUE DE FER;
VENDETTA DELLA MASCHERA DIE FERRO

Release Date: 7.2.1962; July 1962 Paris; 6.12.1986 ZDF (German TV)

Distribution: American International Pictures
Production Company: Cineproduzinoi Associate-Mida Film-Comptoir Francais du Film

Screenplay: Silvio Amadio, Ruggero Jacobbi, Francesco De Feo
Based on: Alexandre Dumas, père, Le Vicomte de Bragelonne, ou dix ans plus tard (Paris, 1848-50)

Camera Operator: Antonio Schiavolena, Remo Grisanti, Bruno Letizia
Director of Photography: Raffaele Masciocchi
Art director: Piero Poletto
Set Design: Ennio Michettoni
Film Editin: Luciano Cavalieri
Music: Carlo Innocenzi
Costumes: Adriana Berselli
Makeup: Oscar Pacheli

Cast:
Michel Lemoine (Marco),
Wandisa Guida (Christina),
Andrea Bosic, Jany Clair, Giovanni Materassi, Pietro Albano, Tiziana Casetti, Alan Evans, Mimmo Poli, Francesco De Leone, Nando Tamberlani, Marco Tulli, Joe Camel, Silvio Bagolini, Erminio Spalla, Emma Baron, Andrea Fantasia, Piero Pastore

Synopsis:

In 18th-century Italy, a duke is being slowly poisoned by his treacherous advisor, Count Astolfo. The duke's son, Marco, and his friend, Andrea, are returning home with documentary proof of the count's treachery but are captured; Marco is put into an iron mask but not before he has hidden the document. Andrea, who has escaped, thinking that Marco has been killed, rescues him as he is being exiled from the country. Marco's sister, to save her brother's life, has consented to marry the count. After being defeated in a duel by Marco, the count is put into the iron mask and sent to the battle field where the French are awaiting him.

(Source: American Film Institute Catalog, Vol. F 6)