---
title: 'The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Mike Newell'
released: '1977-01-17'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Adventure'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-in-the-iron-mask-1977'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074853/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Man in the Iron Mask (1977)

1977 · 100 min · Adventure · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Man in the Iron Mask is a 1977 television film directed by Mike Newell, loosely adapted from the 1847–1850 novel The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas and presenting several plot similarities with the 1939 film adaptation. Produced by Norman Rosemont for ITC Entertainment, it stars Richard Chamberlain as King Louis XIV and his twin Philippe, Patrick McGoohan as Nicolas Fouquet, Ralph Richardson as Jean-Baptiste Colbert, Louis Jourdan as D'Artagnan, and Ian Holm as the Chevalier Duval, with Jenny Agutter playing Louis XIV's mistress Louise de la Vallière, and Vivien Merchant as Queen Marie-Therese.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Mike Newell](https://cinepixo.com/people/mike-newell)
- **Screenplay:** [William Bast](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-bast)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Allyn Ferguson](https://cinepixo.com/people/allyn-ferguson)
- **Producer:** [Norman Rosemont](https://cinepixo.com/people/norman-rosemont)
- **Editor:** [Bill Blunden](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-blunden)

## Cast

- [Max Amyl](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-amyl) as Andre
- [Ian Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-holm) as the Chevalier Duval
- [Louis Jourdan](https://cinepixo.com/people/louis-jourdan) as D'Artagnan
- [Ralph Richardson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ralph-richardson) as Jean-Baptiste Colbert
- [Richard Chamberlain](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-chamberlain) as Louis XIV of France
- [Esmond Knight](https://cinepixo.com/people/esmond-knight) as Armand
- [Fred Wood](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-wood)
- [Patrick McGoohan](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-mcgoohan) as Nicolas Fouquet
- [Denis Lawson](https://cinepixo.com/people/denis-lawson) as Claude
- [Emrys James](https://cinepixo.com/people/emrys-james) as Percerin
- [Jenny Agutter](https://cinepixo.com/people/jenny-agutter) as Louise de La Vallière
- [Brenda Bruce](https://cinepixo.com/people/brenda-bruce) as Anne of Austria
- [Hugh Fraser](https://cinepixo.com/people/hugh-fraser) as Montfleury
- [Vivien Merchant](https://cinepixo.com/people/vivien-merchant) as Maria Theresa of Spain
- [Godfrey Quigley](https://cinepixo.com/people/godfrey-quigley) as Baisemeaux

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