Man in the Iron Mask support of the National Library of France collections of ancient textiles, the accuracy of these notary documents discovered in 2015 has allowed the creation of the first virtual reconstruction of the prison of the man in the iron mask. The Man in the Iron Mask has also appeared in many works of fiction, most prominently in the late 1840s by Alexandre Dumas. A section of his novel "", the final installment of his D'Artagnan saga, features the Man in the Iron Mask. Here the prisoner is forced to wear an iron mask and is portrayed as Louis XIV's identical twin.
The Corsican Brothers (1941 film) is fatally shot in the back by Tomasso. He manages to kill Tomasso before collapsing. Then Mario appears. In a sword fight, the last Franchi slays the last Colonna. Before Lucien dies, he reconciles with his brother. Producer Edward Small had enjoyed success making films based on Dumas novels, such as "The Count of Monte Cristo" (1934) and "The Man in the Iron Mask" (1939). In November 1939 he announced he would film Dumas' "Corsican Brothers". Louis Hayward, who had previously played a dual role for Small in "Man in the Iron Mask" (1939), was originally announced as star. In