Sep 19th
The Man in the Iron Mask**
GB TVM 1976. ITC. 100m.

The secret twin brother of Louis XIV of France is involved in an intricate plot to depose him.
Quite respectable TV version of an old classic yarn, conspicuously low on swashbuckling but quite successfully adapting the complexities of the story, with a strong cast and equally capable talents behind the camera.

Written by: William Bast, from the novel by Alexandra Dumas.
Producer: Norman Rosemont.
Director: Mike Newell.
Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Jenny Agutter, Patrick McGoohan, Ralph Richardson, Louis Jourdan (as D'Artagnan), Ian Holm, Vivien Merchant, Brenda Bruce, Esmond Knight, Denis Lawson.
Photography: Frederick A. Young.
Music: Allyn Ferguson.
Production Design: John Stoll.

Preceded by:
The Tale of Sir Richard**
(GB 2006. 5m.; Amusing little ditty, expertly animated.; w, d: Peter Dodd; anim: Peter Dodd, Brian Hansen, Brian Demoskoff; narr: David Holmen.)