Ironclad (2011)

In thirteenth century England, a Knights Templar and few of the Barons men, fight to defend Rochester Castle against the tyrannical King John.

Director:

Jonathan English

Writers:

Jonathan English (story & screenplay), Stephen McDool (first screenplay)

Stars:

Paul Giamatti, Jason Flemyng, Brian Cox

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Purefoy	...	Thomas Marshal
Brian Cox	...	Baron William d'Aubigny
Kate Mara	...	Lady Isabel
Derek Jacobi	...	Baron Reginald de Cornhill
Paul Giamatti	...	King John
Charles Dance	...	Archbishop Langton
Jason Flemyng	...	Gil Becket
Jamie Foreman	...	Jedediah Coteral
Mackenzie Crook	...	Daniel Marks
Rhys Parry Jones	...	Joseph Wulfstan
Aneurin Barnard	...	Guy the Squire
Vladimir Kulich	...	Captain Tiberius
David Melville	...	Baron Darnay
Annabelle Apsion	...	Maddy
Steffan Rhodri	...	Cooper

Storyline

It is the year 1215 and the rebel barons of England have forced their despised King John to put his royal seal to the Magna Carta, a noble, seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the King reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the south coast of England with the intention of bringing the barons and the country back under his tyrannical rule. Barring his way stood the mighty Rochester castle, a place that would become the symbol of the rebel's momentous struggle for justice and freedom.

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Plot Keywords:

knight | castle | king | england | templar | 

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Taglines:

Heavy metal goes medieval

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong graphic brutal battle sequences, and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK Switzerland USA Germany

Language:

English Hungarian Latin Danish

Release Date:

26 July 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Templar

Filming Locations:

Tree Tower Manor, Wales, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mythic International Entertainment, ContentFilm International, Film & Entertainment VIP Medienfonds 4 GmbH & Co. KG (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Marshal owns and uses two types of swords. This was true of at least some Templars. One was the "arming sword", the classic knightly single-handed sword worn (as shown) slung from the belt. The other was the much larger "great sword of war" wielded two-handed, and usually carried strapped to the saddle. Modern tests on pig carcasses (which are similar to human bodies in make-up) have shown that a great sword could indeed, as depicted in this movie, cut a person almost in half with a single blow.

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Goofs

King John orders 40 pigs to make the fire in the tunnel. However, there are only two transports arriving. In each of these transports only about 5-6 pigs would fit.

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Quotes

Marshall: [to Guy the Squire] Is killing a noble thing? Well, a life fought for others is a life worth living. That is a noble thing.

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Crazy Credits

As the last end credits roll, there is the following language: No animals were harmed in the filming of this picture. "Especially Newts. "

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Connections

References Seven Samurai (1954)

User Reviews

Tip top medieval English gore-flick

This hack and slash classy English historical movie set in the year 1215, tells the mostly true story of the vile King John,played with wonderful abandon by the great actor Paul Giamatti with a perfect English accent,who for reasons to many for this review lays siege to Rochester Castle in Kent.The castle looks the real deal, but it was built for the film in the beautiful countryside of Wales.The budget was small in USA terms,£20 million, but the film looks fantastic and belies it's low budget.The main theme music by Paul Brady is beautiful.The cast is the cream of British actors, the likes of James Purefoy,Brian Cox,Derek Jacobi,Charles Dance and Jason Fleming.Mackenzie Crook and new young actor Aneurin Barnard shine in supporting roles along with female lead Kate Mara.It is a very gory movie with proper stunt work rather than reliance on CGI.Here in UK it got a 15 cert.If you like this sort of film, think a smaller version of El Cid, then your in for a treat.For reasons i don't understand this cracking good film sat on a shelf for over a year to get a release.In my view, a must see.