The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film) The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film) The Man in the Iron Mask is a 1977 television film loosely adapted from "The Vicomte de Bragelonne" by Alexandre Dumas and presenting several plot similarities with the 1939 film version. It was produced by Norman Rosemont for ITC Entertainment, and starred 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. Jenny Agutter plays Louis XIV's mistress, Louise de la Vallière and Vivien Merchant appears as Queen Marie-Therese. It was
Louis XIV of France brother and has spawned numerous film adaptations generally titled "The Man in the Iron Mask." In 1910, the American historical novelist Charles Major wrote ""The Little King: A Story of the Childhood of King Louis XIV"". Louis is a major character in the 1959 historical novel ""Angélique et le Roy"" ("Angélique and the King"), part of the Angelique Series. The protagonist, a strong-willed lady at Versailles, rejects the King's advances and refuses to become his mistress. A later book, the 1961 ""Angélique se révolte"" ("Angélique in Revolt"), details the dire consequences of her defying this powerful monarch. A character based