La guerra del ferro - Ironmaster (1983)

User Rating:

4.1/10   

Director:

Umberto Lenzi

Writers:

Luciano Martino (story) and
Alberto Cavallone (story) ...
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Release Date:

10 March 1983 (Italy)

Genre:

Action | Adventure

Plot:

A tale that takes place at the dawn of history. The movie tells the story of a tribe that discovers...

Plot Keywords:

Iron | Tribe | Death | Sword Fight | Sword And Sorcery

Cast

Sam Pasco	...	Ela
Elvire Audray	...	Isa
George Eastman	...	Vood
Pamela Prati	...	Lith (as Pamela Field)
Jacques Herlin	...	Rag
Danilo Mattei	...	Tog (as Brian Redford)
Benito Stefanelli	...	Iksay
Areno D'Adderio
Giovanni Cianfriglia
Nello Pazzafini
Walter Lucchini
Nicola La Macchia		(as Nico La Macchia)
William Berger	...	Mogo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Achille Belletti	...	Young Tribesman (uncredited)
Salvatore Billa	...	(uncredited)
Ottaviano Dell'Acqua	...	(uncredited)
Alessandro Prete	...	(uncredited)
Ted Rusoff	...	Man threatening boy (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Robert Spafford	...	Tribe leader (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Jacques Stany	...	(uncredited)
Pat Starke	...	Isa (voice: English version) (uncredited)
Pietro Torrisi	...	Mogo's Murderer (uncredited)
Frank von Kuegelgen	...	Tog (voice: English version) (uncredited)

Directed by
Umberto Lenzi

Writing credits
Luciano Martino		(story) and
Alberto Cavallone		(story)
Alberto Cavallone		(screenplay) &
Lea Martino		(screenplay) &
Dardano Sacchetti		(screenplay) &
Gabriel Rossini		(screenplay)
Umberto Lenzi		uncredited

Produced by
Carlo Maietto	....	executive producer
Luciano Martino	....	producer

Original Music by
Guido De Angelis
Maurizio De Angelis

Cinematography by
Giancarlo Ferrando

Film Editing by
Eugenio Alabiso

Art Direction by
Massimo Antonello Geleng		(as Antonello Geleng)

Costume Design by
Rossana Romanini

Makeup Department
Alberto Blasi	....	assistant makeup artist
Marcello Longhi	....	hair stylist
Rosario Prestopino	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sergio Borelli	....	executive in charge of production
Francesco Fantacci	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Riccardo Petrazzi	....	assistant director
Alain Sens-Cazenave	....	assistant director (as Alain Sens Cazenave)

Art Department
Andrea Fantacci	....	set dresser
Angeluccio Maccarinelli	....	property master (as Lucio Maccarinelli)

Sound Department
Dino Di Maio	....	boom operator (as Dino De Maio)
Eros Giustini	....	sound recordist
Bruno Moreal	....	sound mixer
Aurelio Pennacchia	....	sound effects
Frank von Kuegelgen	....	post synchronization

Special Effects by
Paolo Ricci	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Emilio Ruiz del Río	....	foreground miniatures

Stunts
Nazzareno Cardinali	....	stunt coordinator (as Nazareno Cardinali)
Massimo Pittarello	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Alessandro Capuccio	....	camera operator
Matt Giordano	....	key grip (as Giordano Matteo)
Armando Moreschini	....	gaffer
Francesco Narducci	....	still photographer
Egidio Stiffi	....	generator operator
Gianfranco Torinti	....	assistant camera
Massimo Zeri	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mina Manes	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Giuseppe Romano	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Anna Maria De Pedys	....	paymaster (as Anna De Pedys)
Silvana Di Legge	....	cutting room assistant
Colette Guedon	....	production assistant
Alberto Paluzzi	....	production assistant
Olga Pehar	....	script supervisor (as Olga Pehar Lenzi)
Antonio Saragò	....	production assistant
Nazzareno Cardinali	....	master of arms (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Nuova Dania Cinematografica
• Medusa Distribuzione
• Imp.Ex.Ci.
• Les Films Jacques Leitienne

Distributors

• Medusa Distribuzione (1983) (Italy) (theatrical)
• A.N.E. Home Video (1985) (USA) (VHS)
• American National Enterprises (USA) (dubbed)
• Marquis Video (Canada)

Other Companies

• Cabum  music copyright by
• N.C.  sound studio
• F.v.K.  sound post-production
• Audello  wigs
• Rocchetti e Carboni  wigs
• Arditi  footwear
• Rancati dei Fratelli Sormani  set furnishings
• Directors and Staff of Custer State Park  thanks
• Municipal Authorities of Caprarola  additional thanks

Also Known As:

Iron Master (Philippines: English title)
Ironmaster (UK)
Ironmaster, la guerre du fer (France)
La guerre du fer (France)
The Iron Master (UK) (video box title)

Runtime:

France:90 min | USA:98 min | West Germany:94 min | Spain:90 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18

Filming Locations:

Custer State Park - 13329 U.S. Highway 16A, Custer, South Dakota, USA

Company:

Nuova Dania Cinematografica

Quotes:

Vuud: You won, Ala, but one day there will be another Vuud.

Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever, Volume 1 (2005) (V)

Nothing redeemable

Lenzi has done excellent action thrillers and great gialli, but here, there's nothing worth losing 90 minutes over. Even George eastman isn't very good. And the plot ? An outcast from his tribe discovers the sword ; a beefy hero (steroids were already invented ?) discovers the bow and arrow (though he looks like he wouldn't invent his way out of a paper crate) and defeats him. The end. That's it. No more time too waste on this one. See Lenzi's seventies thrillers with Thomas Milian (one of the most under-rated actors of all time)