In 1638 Queen Anne of France gives Birth to a boy, who will inherit the throne one day. But, only
known to few, there is a twin brother born minutes later. 22 years later, King Louis XIV rules the
country of France, but due to his lifestyle and the costs of war, people are forced to suffer hunger
and poverty. Of the Musketeers, who had served his father Louis XIII faithfully, only one is still on
the king's side: D'Artagnan, the Capitain of the king's guards. His three companions Aramis, Athos
and Porthos have retired into civil life long ago. One day on a royal party, the young and unliked
king gets a crush on Christine. This young lady is the fiancée of soldier Raoul, the son of Athos.
Without further ado, the king has Raoul recruited and sent to war, so that he himself can take care of
her. Soon Raoul dies in combat and the king has him out of the way. But Athos, Aramis and Porthos
think of a plan to take revenge on the king. Aramis points out that there is a man in an iron mask in a
very secure prison, and that this man's existance can solve all present problems. So they free the
king's hidden twin brother, and tell him who he is, as he of course feels free of guilt and has no idea
whatsoever why he was imprisoned for 6 years with this mask forged around his head. The plan
now is to replace the evil king with his brother at a masquerade party held soon. Only D'Artagnan
still is guarding the king and so he has to turn against his old friends...
You don't see a lot of movies like this. This film is about
valor and passion and honor, as opposed to the machismo
thing you see in a lot of films these days. This story is
very complex. It has twists and turns, and many layers of
emotion."
"People keep calling me, saying ‘This is the best cast I’ve
ever heard of.’ This is what we call a baptism of fire, but
the actors have been so generous and big-hearted to give
me the gift of supporting me. Being with actors like these
has been wonderful."
"I was expecting the worst because you have all these
world-class actors who have been nominated for Oscars® and are all highly acclaimed and I had to see how they would all mesh together. But as soon as we got there it was a totally relaxed environment, which I didn’t expect. All of them just joke around
constantly like schoolboys and I was definitely included in
that."
