The Man in the Iron mask DVD 1998 A Vasálarcos / Directed by Randall Wallace / Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Gerard Depardieu

UPC 5996255716252

REGION 2 PAL DVD

MADE IN HUNGARY

AUDIO: Hungarian 5.0, English 5.1, Polish 5.1, Czech 2.0, Turkish 2.0

SUBTITLES: Hungarian, English, Turkish, Czech

Runtime: 132 minutes

English Summary:

The Man in the Iron Mask is a 1998 American action drama film directed, produced, and written by Randall Wallace, and starring Leonardo DiCaprio in a dual role as the title character and villain, Jeremy Irons as Aramis, John Malkovich as Athos, Gerard Depardieu as Porthos, and Gabriel Byrne as D'Artagnan. The picture uses characters from Alexandre Dumas's D'Artagnan Romances and is very loosely adapted from some plot elements of The Vicomte de Bragelonne.

In 1662, the Kingdom of France faces bankruptcy from King Louis XIV's wars against the Dutch Republic, which has left the country's agriculture impeded by a heavy tax burden and forced the citizens to live on rotten food. Though the country appears to be on the verge of a revolution, Louis continues to spend his time preparing for war and seducing countless women. The three musketeers have gone their separate ways; Aramis is now an aging priest, Porthos has become a philandering drunk, and Athos is retired and living with his only son, Raoul, who aspires to join the Musketeers. Only D'Artagnan has remained with the Musketeers, now serving as their Captain.

At a festival, Aramis learns that the Jesuit order has declared Louis's wars unjust and the source of public hunger and outrage. Louis personally instructs Aramis to secretly hunt down and kill the Jesuit leader. Also in attendance are Raoul and his fiancée, Christine Bellefort. Louis immediately sets his sights on Christine, but faithful to Raoul, she resists his affections. A Jesuit assassin attempts to kill Louis but is killed by D'Artagnan instead. Louis immediately plots to seduce Christine by having Raoul sent to the battlefront. D'Artagnan visits Athos to warn him of the danger Raoul faces. But then Raoul arrives and informs his father he has been recalled to his regiment because he believes Louis desires Christine. Raoul nevertheless resolves to go because he will not risk making Christine a widow nor consider himself a coward. Athos angrily warns D'Artagnan that if Raoul is harmed, then Louis will become his enemy. D'Artagnan tells Athos he will personally speak to Louis about Raoul.

Hungarian Summary:

A négy koros muskétás megint kivágja a rezet. Mióta XIV. Lajos uralkodik, minden megváltozott szeretett Franciaországukban. A nép éhezik és lázong, a siheder Lajos csak kegyetlen mulatságainak él. Egyedül d'Artagnan tart ki mellette mert súlyos titok és örök szerelem fűzi az anyakirálynőhöz. Mikor Athos fia meghal Lajos szeszélye miatt, a legendás csapat újra összeáll, hogy méltó királyt ültessenek a trónra. Van is egy jelöltjük: a Vasálarcos.

Cast / Szereplők:

• Leonardo DiCaprio as King Louis XIV/Philippe Bourbon
• Gabriel Byrne as D'Artagnan
• Jeremy Irons as Aramis
• John Malkovich as Athos
• Gérard Depardieu as Porthos
• Anne Parillaud as Queen Mother Anne
• Judith Godrèche as Christine Bellefort
• Peter Sarsgaard as Raoul, son of Athos
• Edward Atterton as Lieutenant Andre
• Hugh Laurie as Pierre, Advisor to King Louis XIV
• David Lowe as Advisor to King Louis XIV