Man in the Iron Mask in the mask. It has even been suggested that he was one of the other famous contemporary prisoners being held at Pignerol at the same time as Dauger. Voltaire claimed that the prisoner was a son of Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin, and therefore an illegitimate half-brother of King Louis XIV. However, the sincerity of this claim is uncertain. In his history essay "Le Masque de fer", French novelist Marcel Pagnol, supporting his theory in particular on the circumstances of King Louis XIV's birth, claims that the Man in the Iron mask was indeed a twin but born second,
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