TY - ADVS AU - DiCaprio,Leonardo AU - Irons,Jeremy AU - Malkovich,John AU - Dumas,Alexandre TI - The Man in the iron mask SN - 0792839137 AV - PQ2227 .H6813 1998 U1 - 791.43/72 22 PY - 1998/// CY - Santa Monica, CA PB - MGM Home Entertainment KW - Man in the Iron Mask KW - Feature films KW - Spanish language materials KW - French language materials KW - Videodiscs KW - fast KW - France KW - History KW - Louis XIV, 1643-1715 KW - Drama KW - Historical films KW - lcgft KW - Film adaptations KW - Films for the hearing impaired KW - Swashbuckler films KW - Biographical films KW - Fiction films KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Originally released as a motion picture; "Based upon the novel by Alexandre Dumas"--Container; Includes both wide screen and standard screen versions; Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu, Gabriel Byrne, Anne Parillaud, Judith Godreche N2 - It is a time of both splendor and despair for the deeply divided French nation where the self-serving King Louis XIV enjoys the riches of the world while his people starve. Believing he is all-powerful, Louis fears no one -- except the one person who could bring an end to his absolute power: the man he condemned to wear an iron mask and be imprisoned for life. But when the king's selfish excesses go too far, retired Musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis vow to free the mysterious prisoner who may be France's only hope for survival. Only one question remains: will their old comrade, the legendary d'Artagnan help them -- or destroy them? ER -