"the queen to be left alone with her midwife to give birth to the second child. To make the context clearer, it should be remembered that there was a controversy at that time over which one of twins was the elder: the one born first or the one who, being born second, would have, as was then thought, been conceived first. In such a situation, the reigning twin would face a serious threat to his throne. Also supporting the theory of King Louis XIV's twin, a thorough examination of the French Kings' genealogy shows many twin births, in the Capetian"
"The Man in the Iron Mask (1998 film) 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"". The film centers on the aging four musketeers, Athos, Porthos, Aramis, and D'Artagnan, during the reign of King"
"The Man in the Iron Mask (1939 film) The Man in the Iron Mask is a 1939 American film very loosely adapted from the last section of the novel ""The Vicomte de Bragelonne"" by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of the Man in the Iron Mask. The film was Peter Cushing's screen debut. It was also notable for being the source of several subsequent remakes. The film was directed by James Whale and stars Louis Hayward as royal twins, Joan Bennett as Princess Maria Theresa, Warren William as d'Artagnan, and Joseph Schildkraut as Nicolas"
"""Capote"" as Truman Capote 2006: Forest Whitaker – ""The Last King of Scotland"" as Idi Amin 2007: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""There Will Be Blood"" as Daniel Plainview 2008: Sean Penn – ""Milk"" as Harvey Milk 2009: George Clooney – ""Up in the Air"" as Ryan Bingham 2010: James Franco – ""127 Hours"" as Aron Ralston 2011: George Clooney – ""The Descendants"" as Matt King 2012: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""Lincoln"" as Abraham Lincoln 2013: Matthew McConaughey – ""Dallas Buyers Club"" as Ron Woodroof 2014: Michael Keaton – ""Birdman"" as Riggan Thomson 2015: Leonardo DiCaprio – ""The Revenant"" as Hugh Glass 2016:"
"of popularity again, and I don't expect to. It's not something I'm going to try to achieve either."" The following year, DiCaprio played a self-mocking role in a small appearance in Woody Allen's caustic satire of the fame industry, ""Celebrity"" (1998). It features an ensemble cast that consists of Kenneth Branagh, Judy Davis, Winona Ryder, Melanie Griffith, Joe Mantegna, Charlize Theron, Hank Azaria, Famke Janssen, Donald Trump, etc. That year, he also starred in the dual roles of the villainous King Louis XIV and his secret, sympathetic twin brother Philippe in Randall Wallace's ""The Man in the Iron Mask"", based"
"filming the 1939 film ""The Man in the Iron Mask"", the James Whale-directed adaptation of the Alexandre Dumas based on the French legend of a prisoner during the reign of Louis XIV of France. Cushing was hired as a stand-in for scenes that featured both characters played by Louis Hayward, who had the dual lead roles of King Louis XIV and Philippe of Gascony. Cushing would play one part against Hayward in one scene, then the opposite part in another, and ultimately the scenes would be spliced together in a split screen process that featured Hayward in both parts and"
"2004: Jamie Foxx – ""Ray"" as Ray Charles † 2005: Philip Seymour Hoffman – ""Capote"" as Truman Capote † 2006: Forest Whitaker – ""The Last King of Scotland"" as Idi Amin † 2007: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""There Will Be Blood"" as Daniel Plainview † 2008: Sean Penn – ""Milk"" as Harvey Milk † 2009: Jeff Bridges – ""Crazy Heart"" as Otis ""Bad"" Blake † 2010: Colin Firth – ""The King's Speech"" as King George VI † 2011: George Clooney – ""The Descendants"" as Matt King ‡ 2012: Daniel Day-Lewis – ""Lincoln"" as Abraham Lincoln † 2013: Matthew McConaughey – ""Dallas"
"are shown. When in town, Farid (Mouhamed Harfouch) joins them, bringing his accordion and completing the animation. It is Florinda who decides to find out the identity of the mysterious man in the iron mask. She takes him home and, with the collaboration of Zenóbio, helps the Duke to remove the mask that imprisoned him for 20 years. After much hammering, the lock opens and, finally, the brother of the king is free of his burden. The couple impresses with bad appearance of Petrus (Felipe Camargo), which, upon receiving the Florinda care and have beard and hair cut, is recognized"
"public recognition with leading roles in ""The Basketball Diaries"" (1995) and the romantic drama ""Romeo + Juliet"" (1996). He achieved international fame as a star in James Cameron's epic romance ""Titanic"" (1997), which became the highest-grossing film of all time to that point. Since 2000, DiCaprio has received critical acclaim for his work in a wide range of film genres. DiCaprio's subsequent films include ""The Man in the Iron Mask"" (1998), the biographical crime drama ""Catch Me If You Can"" (2002), and the epic historical drama ""Gangs of New York"" (2002), which marked his first of many collaborations with director"
"appearance at the Wrexham Comic Con event in November 2015. Ross O'Hennessy Ross O'Hennessy (born 1974) is a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role of Lord of Bones in Game of Thrones"", ""Da Vinci's Demons"", The Musketeers, and playing the blood thirsty Role of Sir Locke in Kurt Sutter's new international television series ""The Bastard Executioner"". In 2015, he replaced Edward Dogliani as Lord of Bones in Season 5 of the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"". Since appearing in ""Game of Thrones"" Ross O'Hennessy has been cast to play the vicious character of Carnage Cliff in the"
"in the live-action adaptation of ""Beauty and the Beast"" (2017). Ian McKellen, roles and awards Ian McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. McKellen's work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His notable film roles include Gandalf in ""The Lord of the Rings"" and ""The Hobbit"" trilogies, Magneto in the ""X-Men"" films, Sir Leigh Teabing in ""The Da Vinci"
"Hayward had played the dual role of the imprisoned prince and his twin in the 1939 version ""The Man in the Iron Mask"" while Alan Hale, Sr. portrayed Porthos, and in what may have been an instance of stunt casting, the same part was subsequently played by his lookalike son Alan Hale, Jr. in ""Lady in the Iron Mask"" thirteen years later. Louis Hayward ... D'Artagnan<br> Patricia Medina ... Princess Anne / Princess Louise<br> Alan Hale, Jr. ... Porthos<br> Judd Holdren ... Aramis<br> Steve Brodie ... Athos<br> John Sutton ... Duke de Valdac<br> Hal Gerard ... Philip of Spain<br> Lester"
"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"
"Lady in the Iron Mask Lady in the Iron Mask is a 1952 film directed by Ralph Murphy, produced by Walter Wanger and starring Louis Hayward as D'Artagnan and Patricia Medina in the titular role. Alan Hale, Jr. portrays Porthos, Judd Holdren plays Aramis, and Steve Brodie appears as Athos in this Three Musketeers adventure film, a reworking of Douglas Fairbanks' 1929 screen epic ""The Iron Mask"", an adaptation of the last section of the novel ""The Vicomte de Bragelonne"" by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of the Man in the Iron Mask. Louis"
"reports, he is currently married. He resides with his family in a townhouse in the Gramercy Park neighborhood of Manhattan. ! colspan=""3"" style=""background: #DAA520;"" | Seattle International Film Festival ! colspan=""3"" style=""background: #DAA520;"" | Saturn Awards Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor, producer, director, and singer. He is known for his roles as Private Leonard ""Gomer Pyle"" Lawrence in ""Full Metal Jacket"" (1987), Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in ""Daredevil"" (2015–2018), NYPD Detective Robert Goren in """", Edgar the Bug in ""Men in Black"" (1997), and Vic Hoskins in ""Jurassic World"" (2015). Among"
"Charles Dance Walter Charles Dance, (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Some of his most high-profile roles are Tywin Lannister in HBO's ""Game of Thrones"" (2011–2015), Guy Perron in ""The Jewel in the Crown"" (1984), Sardo Numspa in ""The Golden Child"" (1986), Jonathan Clemens in ""Alien 3"" (1992), Benedict in ""Last Action Hero"" (1993), the Master Vampire in ""Dracula Untold"" (2014), Lord Havelock Vetinari in ""Terry Pratchett's Going Postal"" (2010), Alastair Denniston in ""The Imitation Game"" (2014), and Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in """" (2015). Charles Dance was born in Rednal, West Midlands, the"
"Richard Harris Richard St. John Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. He appeared on stage and in many films, appearing as Frank Machin in ""This Sporting Life"", for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, King Arthur in the 1967 film ""Camelot"" and the subsequent 1981 revival of the show. He played an aristocrat captured by Native Americans in ""A Man Called Horse"" (1970), a gunfighter in Clint Eastwood's Western film ""Unforgiven"" (1992), Emperor Marcus Aurelius in ""Gladiator"" (2000), and Albus Dumbledore in the first two ""Harry Potter"""
"Luca Biagini Luca Biagini (born October 3, 1949) is an Italian actor and voice actor. Biagini is best known for dubbing over the voices of actors like Hugo Weaving in ""The Lord of the Rings"" film series, Michael Keaton in ""Batman"" and ""Spotlight"", Arliss Howard in ""Full Metal Jacket"", J.K. Simmons in ""Whiplash"", Bruce Willis in ""12 Monkeys"", Ed Harris in ""The Hours"", Colin Firth, John Malkovich and Kevin Kline in most of their performances. In 2010, he became the new official voice of Hugh Laurie in ""House"", after the death of his former dubber Sergio Di Stefano. He gave"
"British Empire (OBE) on 17 June 2006. Charles Dance Walter Charles Dance, (born 10 October 1946) is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director. Some of his most high-profile roles are Tywin Lannister in HBO's ""Game of Thrones"" (2011–2015), Guy Perron in ""The Jewel in the Crown"" (1984), Sardo Numspa in ""The Golden Child"" (1986), Jonathan Clemens in ""Alien 3"" (1992), Benedict in ""Last Action Hero"" (1993), the Master Vampire in ""Dracula Untold"" (2014), Lord Havelock Vetinari in ""Terry Pratchett's Going Postal"" (2010), Alastair Denniston in ""The Imitation Game"" (2014), and Emperor Emhyr var Emreis in """" (2015). Charles Dance"
"The Iron Crown The Iron Crown () is a 1941 Italian adventure written and directed by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Massimo Girotti and Gino Cervi. The narrative revolves a sacred iron crown and a king who is prophesied to lose his kingdom to his grandson. It blends motifs from several European myths, legends and modern works of popular fiction. The film won a Coppa Mussolini award, which is the ancestor to the Golden Lion. Sedemondo (Gino Cervi) succeeds his brother Licinio (Massimo Girotti) upon his death as king of Kindaor, and a messenger bearing a crown made from a nail from"
"Ross O'Hennessy Ross O'Hennessy (born 1974) is a Welsh actor. He is best known for his role of Lord of Bones in Game of Thrones"", ""Da Vinci's Demons"", The Musketeers, and playing the blood thirsty Role of Sir Locke in Kurt Sutter's new international television series ""The Bastard Executioner"". In 2015, he replaced Edward Dogliani as Lord of Bones in Season 5 of the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"". Since appearing in ""Game of Thrones"" Ross O'Hennessy has been cast to play the vicious character of Carnage Cliff in the feature film adaption of the comic book Accident Man. O'Hennessy"
"the main character Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) in ""Dark Shadows"" (2012), famous Viking warrior Ivar the Boneless in ""Hammer of the Gods"" (2013), pub landlord Mick Sturrock in BBC One's crime show ""The Coroner"" (2015-2016) and the Saxon King Aelle of Northumbria in History channel's period drama ""Vikings"" (2013-2017). Aside from his villain roles as cold-blooded Polo Yakur (a ""stand-out performance"") and unscrupulous Duke Ludovico it is mainly his portrayal of King Aelle - in ""Vikings"" the deadly enemy and nemesis of the legendary hero of the show Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) - that has recently shaped Ivan Kaye's international"
"in the United States. Curio (Giulio Cesare) Osmin (Die Entführung aus dem Serail) Don Giovanni (Don Giovanni) Sarastro (Die Zauberflöte) Don Basilio (The Barber of Seville) Dulcamara (L'elisir d'amore) Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor) Oroveso (Norma) Giorgio (I puritani) Der Hollander, Daland (Der fliegende Holländer) Zaccaria (Nabucco) Attila (Attila) Banquo (Macbeth) Count Walter (Luisa Miller) Sparafucile, Monterone (Rigoletto) Ferrando (Il Trovatore) Jacopo Fiesco (Simon Boccanegra) Padre Guardiano (La forza del destino) Filippo II, Grand Inquisitor (Don Carlo) Ramfis, Il Re (Aida) Mephistopheles (Faust) Igor, Galitsky, Skula, Konchak (Prince Igor) Abimelech (Samson et Dalila) Boris, Pimen Varlaam (Boris Godunov) Dosifey, Khovansky (Khovanshchina)"
"Ian McKellen, roles and awards Ian McKellen (born 25 May 1939) is an English stage and screen actor. He is the recipient of six Laurence Olivier Awards, a Tony Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Academy Award nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations. McKellen's work spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. His notable film roles include Gandalf in ""The Lord of the Rings"" and ""The Hobbit"" trilogies, Magneto in the ""X-Men"" films, Sir Leigh Teabing in ""The Da Vinci Code"" (2006), Sherlock Holmes in ""Mr. Holmes"" (2015) and Cogsworth"
"told that if he wants the final promotion he was on the point of earning, he had better go and win it on a foreign field: in the later war against Holland, he is finally awarded promotion to the supreme command, only to be killed while reading the notice of his promotion at the siege of Maastricht. In the 1929 silent version, ""The Iron Mask"" starring Douglas Fairbanks as D'Artagnan, the King is depicted favorably and the twin brother as a pawn in an evil plot whose thwarting by D'Artagnan and his companions seems more appropriate. In the 1998 film,"
"animal rights activist. Davi Santos Davi Santos (born February 1, 1990) is a Brazilian-born American actor, best known for his role playing Sir Ivan, The Gold Ranger on the television series ""Power Rangers Dino Charge"". He is a screenwriter and star of ""The Cure"", a film that world premiered at Cannes Film Festival. In late 1990, Santos' family immigrated from Rio de Janeiro to New York City. He was raised in Astoria, a neighborhood in the northwestern corner of Queens. Santos attended the Professional Performing Arts School alongside Connor Paolo and Sarah Hyland. He graduated from LaGuardia Arts ""Fame"" High"
"Nürnberg"", the Friar in ""Don Carlo"", the Guardian in ""Elektra"", a Guard in ""The Magic Flute"", Handsome in ""La fanciulla del West"", Jago in ""Ernani"", Joseph in ""The Ghosts of Versailles"", the King of Egypt in ""Aida"", Lackey in ""Ariadne auf Naxos"", Lido Boatman in ""Death in Venice"", the Marquis de Calatrava in ""La forza del destino"", Mercury in ""Les Troyens"", One-Armed in ""Die Frau ohne Schatten"", the Police Commissioner in ""Der Rosenkavalier"", Reinmar in ""Tannhäuser"", Schmidt in ""Andrea Chénier"", the Second Knight in ""Parsifal"", a Sergeant in ""Manon Lescaut"", a Soldier in ""Salome"", Tom in ""Un ballo in maschera"","
"The Iron Mask The Iron Mask is a 1929 American part-talkie adventure film directed by Allan Dwan. It is an adaptation of the last section of the novel ""The Vicomte de Bragelonne"" by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on the French legend of the Man in the Iron Mask. The 1929 part-talkie version, titled ""The Iron Mask"", was the first talking picture starring Douglas Fairbanks, though until recently it was usually shown in a silent version. The film stars Fairbanks as d'Artagnan, Marguerite De La Motte as his beloved Constance (who is killed early in the film to"
"Vincent D'Onofrio Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor, producer, director, and singer. He is known for his roles as Private Leonard ""Gomer Pyle"" Lawrence in ""Full Metal Jacket"" (1987), Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in ""Daredevil"" (2015–2018), NYPD Detective Robert Goren in """", Edgar the Bug in ""Men in Black"" (1997), and Vic Hoskins in ""Jurassic World"" (2015). Among other honors, D'Onofrio is a Saturn Award winner and an Emmy Award nominee. D'Onofrio was born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. He is of Italian descent, with ancestors from Sicily. His parents, Gennaro and Phyllis D'Onofrio, an interior"
"Roger Allam Roger William Allam (born 26 October 1953) is an English actor, known primarily for his stage career, although he has performed in film, television and radio. He played Inspector Javert in the original London production of the stage musical ""Les Misérables"", First Officer Douglas Richardson in the award-winning radio series ""Cabin Pressure"", and DI Fred Thursday in the TV series ""Endeavour"". He is also known for his roles as Illyrio Mopatis in the HBO series ""Game of Thrones"", Royalton in ""Speed Racer"", Lewis Prothero in the 2005 adaptation of ""V for Vendetta"" and as Peter Mannion MP in"
"The King (2005 film) The King is a 2005 drama film about a troubled man, recently discharged from the Navy, who goes to Corpus Christi, Texas, in search of the father he's never met. The film stars Gael García Bernal, who received strong critical acclaim for his portrayal of the main character Elvis, as well as William Hurt, Pell James, Paul Dano and Laura Harring. The film is deeply rooted in a Southern Gothic style and features themes similar to those in Greek Tragedy. It was written by its British director James Marsh and also by Milo Addica, the Academy"
"Danilo Danilovitsch in Franz Lehár's ""The Merry Widow"", Escamillo in Georges Bizet's ""Carmen"", Figaro in Gioachino Rossini's ""The Barber of Seville"", Golaud in Claude Debussy's ""Pelléas et Mélisande"", Guglielmo in Mozart's ""Così fan tutte"", the Lord Duke of Nottingham in Donizetti's ""Roberto Devereux"", Iago in Verdi's ""Otello"", Mojmír in Eugen Suchoň's ""King Svätopluk"", Rodrigue in Verdi's ""Don Carlos"", Scarpia in Puccini's ""Tosca"", Sharpless in Puccini's ""Madama Butterfly"", Valentín in Charles Gounod's ""Faust"", Wolfram in Richard Wagner's ""Tannhäuser"", and the title roles in Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ""Eugene Onegin"", Mozart's ""Don Giovanni"", Verdi's ""Falstaff"", Verdi's ""Nabucco"", and Verdi's ""Rigoletto"" among other parts."
"Matthews ... Prime Minister Rochard<br> John Dehner ... Count de Fourrier Lady in the Iron Mask Lady in the Iron Mask is a 1952 film directed by Ralph Murphy, produced by Walter Wanger and starring Louis Hayward as D'Artagnan and Patricia Medina in the titular role. Alan Hale, Jr. portrays Porthos, Judd Holdren plays Aramis, and Steve Brodie appears as Athos in this Three Musketeers adventure film, a reworking of Douglas Fairbanks' 1929 screen epic ""The Iron Mask"", an adaptation of the last section of the novel ""The Vicomte de Bragelonne"" by Alexandre Dumas, père, which is itself based on"