The Man in the Iron Mask (1977 film) repeated advances on Louise, who is in turn repulsed by him yet falls in love with Philippe. Although a made-for-TV movie, actual locations in France were used for filming, including the Château de Fontainebleau and Fouquet's actual chateau of Vaux-le-Vicomte for the final ball scene. 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
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