Nicolas Fouquet to visit him only once, in 1679. The former minister bore his imprisonment with fortitude and composed several translations and devotionals in prison. According to official records, Fouquet died in Pinerolo on 23 March 1680. A year after his death, his remains were moved from Pinerolo to the family crypt in the Église Sainte-Marie-des-Anges in Paris. Fouquet's story is often entwined with that of the Man in the Iron Mask, who is often identified as the true king or even as an identical twin brother of Louis XIV. As such, he is a pivotal character in Alexandre Dumas' novel "The
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