Ironclad (film)

Not to be confused with Ironclads (film) or Ironclad warship.

Ironclad
Theatrical poster
Directed byJonathan English
Screenplay by
  • Jonathan English
  • Erick Kastel
  • Stephen McDool
Story byJonathan English
Produced by
  • Rick Benattar
  • Jonathan English
  • Andrew J. Curtis
Starring
CinematographyDavid Eggby
Edited byPeter Amundson
Music byLorne Balfe
Production
companies
  • VIP Medienfonds 4
  • Rising Star
  • Silver Reel
  • Premiere Picture
  • The Wales Creative IP Fund
  • ContentFilm International
  • Molinare
  • Perpetual Media Capital
  • Mythic International Entertainment
Distributed byWarner Bros.
(United Kingdom)
ARC Entertainment
(United States)
Release dates
  • 4 March 2011 (2011-03-04) (United Kingdom)
  • 26 July 2011 (2011-07-26) (United States)
[1][2]
Running time
121 minutes
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Germany[3]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million

Ironclad is a 2011 British action historical drama film[4] directed by Jonathan English. Written by English and Erick Kastel, based on a screenplay by Stephen McDool, the cast includes James Purefoy, Brian Cox, Kate Mara, Paul Giamatti, Vladimir Kulich, Mackenzie Crook, Jason Flemyng, Derek Jacobi, and Charles Dance.[5] The film chronicles the siege of Rochester Castle by King John in 1215.[5] The film was shot entirely in Wales in 2009 and produced on a budget of $25 million.[6]

  1. ^ http://www.thefilmpilgrim.com/reviews/ironclad-review/1803 Archived 7 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine Ironclad Review
  2. ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12603356 Why is King John the classic villain?
  3. ^ Felperin, Leslie (4 March 2011). "Ironclad". Variety. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  4. ^ "Ironclad". British Board of Film Classification.
  5. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference SouthWalesEcho was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference variety was invoked but never defined (see the help page).