The 1998 American action drama The Man in the Iron Mask went straight to video.
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 .. Randall Wallace. Randall Wallace. Leonardo DiCaprio. Leonardo DiCaprio. Jeremy Irons. Jeremy Irons. John Malkovich. John Malkovich. Gabriel Byrne. Gabriel Byrne. action drama. action film. Aramis. Aramis. Athos. Athos ( character ). Gerard Depardieu. Gerard Depardieu. Porthos. Porthos. D'Artagnan. Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan. Man in the Iron Mask. Man in the Iron Mask. The picture uses characters from Alexandre Dumas ' D'Artagnan Romances and is very loosely adapted from some plot elements of The Vicomte de Bragelonne .. Alexandre Dumas. Alexandre Dumas. D'Artagnan. Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan. D'Artagnan Romances. D'Artagnan Romances. The Vicomte de Bragelonne. The Vicomte de Bragelonne. The film centers on the aging four musketeers , Athos , Porthos , Aramis , and D'Artagnan , during the reign of King Louis XIV and attempts to explain the mystery of the Man in the Iron Mask , using a plot more closely related to the flamboyant 1929 version starring Douglas Fairbanks , The Iron Mask , and the 1939 version directed by James Whale , than the original Dumas book .. Aramis. Aramis. Athos. Athos ( character ). Porthos. Porthos. D'Artagnan. Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan. King Louis XIV. Louis XIV of France. Man in the Iron Mask. Man in the Iron Mask. Douglas Fairbanks. Douglas Fairbanks. The Iron Mask. The Iron Mask ( 1929 film ). 1939 version. The Man in the Iron Mask ( 1939 film ). James Whale. James Whale. Like the 1998 version , the two aforementioned adaptations were also released through United Artists .. United Artists. United Artists