Ironclad (2011)

In thirteenth-century England, a Knights Templar and a 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 rebels' momentous struggle for justice and freedom.

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Plot Keywords:

13th century | england | knight | castle | king | 

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Taglines:

Heavy metal goes medieval

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Angus Macfadyen was initially cast in the role of Jedediah Coteral, but dropped out when the project was re-financed. He was replaced with Jamie Foreman.

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Goofs

Several stuntmen in the movie are Hungarian, as obvious from the things they shout in the heat of fighting / in Hungarian, in the otherwise Hindi movie.

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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 The Magnificent Seven (1960)

User Reviews

437th Review: Blood and Valour (But mostly blood)

Definitely shot in a Ridley Scott fashion this is an effective medieval pot-boiler with some moral vision and lots and lots of gruesome full-on combat scenes - without a doubt some of the more bone-crunching, blood squelching fights of recent memory.

Is a great movie? No. It never quite delivers on its promise, and though extremely competent it just can't quite produce that true magic that better films can. It is, however, a highly competent and interesting historical drama. I have some quibbles with costuming etc; but that kind of goes with the territory.

All in all, this is a full-on medieval siege account of the Siege of Rochester -it is well made is most respects and if medieval battles are your thing then you'll be into it.

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:

Ironclad

Filming Locations:

Tree Tower Manor, Wales, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$5,151,023

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