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...

Summary written by Julian Reischl

Scene From The Movie - 'Brothers Meet'

Scene involving Judith and Leonardo

"I am a young king ..."

"My brother, my twin, my blood ..."

"Who is that? Raul, the son of Athos ..."

"...find out who the secret leader of the Jezuits is ..."

"These troops will be cut off here ..."

"Please, may I speak. I beg that you kill me ..."

"You were a part of this too mother? ..."

"I was told this imposter was dead ..."

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."

--Leonardo DiCaprio

Leos Thoughts on:

The Actors he got to work with

Sword Fighting with John Malkovich

"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."

-- Randall Wallace, Director

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"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."