Jonathan english minotaur is set to direct and james purefoy. Which is interesting because this is a small medieval movie in the way. We got him giamatti signed up to play king john and cast the movie around him. King john is the title by which the earliest known example of a film based on a play by william shakespeare is commonly known filmed in london, england in september 1899, at the british mutoscope and biograph companys openair studio on the embankment, it was a silent film made from four very short separate films. Based on a true event, ironclad is a siege movie in the. Check out full movie ironclad download, movies counter, new online movies in english and more latest movies at hungama. Ironclad original motion picture soundtrack music by lorne balfe. In thirteenth century england, a knights templar and few of the barons men, fight to defend rochester castle against the tyrannical king john.
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 freemen. Paul giamatti as the reduced in rank king john by his signing of the magna carta which the earls and people made him sign. Ironclad not historically accurate but a fun templar movie. A long way from his tv portrayal of john adams, giamatti seems to be having an especially good time as a splenetic king john, who would not be out of place in a monty python movie.
Sir john falstaff even comes up with the game plan for. Download ironclad movie 2011 to your hungama account. In the beginning four men take shelter in a castle and since three of them are templars, king john decides to kill them in revenge. Ironclad is a fictionalized medieval war movie set in britain during the second rebellion against king john, brought about by his dismissal of the magna carta he was forced to sign in the first rebellion against him and his attempts to punish those who forced him to sign it. Ironclad 2011 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Sep 27, 2011 ironclad begins with the background that king john was known for losing wars, levying taxes, and sleeping with other mens wives. 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. The film hinges on the story of the 1215 siege of rochester castle, when a group of rebels held out for seven weeks against the besieging force of king john, who had come to blows with his barons over his arbitrary rule and his onerous tax demands. It stars james purefoy, brian cox, derek jacobi, kate mara, paul giamatti, jason flemyng, mackenzie crook, jamie foreman and vladimir kulich. 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. At the beginning of the film, it shows the result of the barons march on london, and how they eventually forced the hand of king john into signing the magna carta in 1215. In reality john took the castle, but he did not have william daubigny who was not a wool merchant, executed, and while the end seems to suggest the rebellion against john was a success it was anything but. The movie starts with bad king john boo hiss signing magna carta but then being a treacherous soandso, he seeks retribution against the barons who have humiliated him.
How historically accurate is the 2011 movie ironclad. James purefoy is the silent, brooding templar killing machine brought in to take and then defend a strategic castle in the east of england against king john. Jul 08, 2011 paul giamatti plays king john, who signed the magna carta and regretted it, in ironclad, a medieval battle film directed by jonathan english. 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. Bloody, bonecrunching battles make this film one of the most exciting movies released in 2011, even though youve probably never heard of it. 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. A moral knight templar and his magnificent seven defend rochester castle from ruthless king john and his armies, who seek to rule england by force. Yet, barely four months since putting his royal seal to the charter, the sly and deceitful king john paul giamatti amasses a powerful mercenary army and plans to destroy all those who signed the legendary charter, in order to once again seize absolute control of the country. Ironclad is a 2011 british action adventure war film directed by jonathan english.
Set in the time of king john s signing of the magna carta treaty, the group struggles against the king to defend the freedom of their country. In the th century, a dedicated group of knights templar defends rochester castle against king john. Sep 18, 2009 paul giamatti will play the tyrant king john in ironclad, a medievalera action film that will begin production in wales next month. Mar 01, 2011 image caption paul giamatti is the latest to play king john as a villain in ironclad. The true story behind the netflix movie the king time. The movie ironclad is directed by jonathan english and is starring paul giamatti, james purefoy, brian cox, mackenzie crook, jason flemyng, and kate mara. The movie ends describing how king john slowly lost his power, and died in a long retreat. When a templar movie has the strapline heavy metal goes medieval you might want to think twice about pressing the play button. Watch ironclad on yesmovies, 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 freemen. Paul giamatti as king john in ironclad ironclad 2011. But ironclad is a long way from robin hood, and ivanhoe and all those other badkingjohn movies you might remember.
A new film about king john further underlines historys judgement of the medieval english monarch as a cruel. Ironclad movie full download watch ironclad movie online. Ironclad movie in the year 1215, the rebel barons of england have forced their despised king john to put his royal seal on the magna carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. He lost a bloody civil war with his barons that resulted in him signing the magna carta. King john and the templar master the templar knight. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the ironclad movie on. It is believed to have been written in the mid1590s but was not published until it appeared in the first folio in 1623. Forced to sign magna carta, he now decided to bring in outside help to reclaim his superiority and punish all the barons who signed the document. In the year 1215, the rebel barons of england have forced their despised king john to put his royal seal on the magna carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men. All rights to director jonathan english and warner bros. In the th century a dedicated group of knights templar defends rochester castle against king john. I managed to find a movie with my personal political views summed up neatly in an impassioned speech. Rent ironclad 2011 starring james purefoy and brian cox on dvd and bluray.
King john s speech in ironclad on the rightful rule by the king. Apr 12, 2012 ironclad s historical credentials are made of mulch. Oct 11, 2014 englishs movie is set against the backdrop of england during the ruthless reign of king john played by paul giamatti. Watch ironclad english subtitles at in the year 1215, the rebel barons of england have forced their despised king john to put his royal seal on the magna carta, a seminal document that upheld the rights of free men.
Ironclad is the craziest historical war movie ive ever seen. King johns speech in ironclad on the rightful rule by. If you like ironclad you are looking for exciting, captivating and serious movies about with knight, adventure, king, castle, danger, warrior and battles themes of action, drama and history genre shot in uk or switzerland. Ironclad is the latest historical film to hit our cinema screens. The castle looks the real deal, but it was built for the film in the beautiful countryside of wales. Forced under duress to sign the magna carta, an enraged king john assembles a rogue army and fights to take back england by force. Ironclad 2011 plot summary 3 in thirteenth century england, a knights templar and few of the barons men, fight to defend rochester castle against the tyrannical king john. Ironclad s historical credentials are made of mulch.
In th century a determined group of knights templar defends rochester castle against the tyrannical king john. When the rule of a hedonistic and mercurial king is questioned, rebellion, assassination and excommunication ensue, culminating in the chilling attempt to commit an. The movie, however, says that its about what john did next. 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. Ironclad is directed by jonathan english who also wrote the story and coadapts the screenplay with erick kastel and stephen mcdool.
A templar knight assembles a band of barons prepared to protect the peoples rights. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the ki. Fathom events and by experience bring the stratford festivals performance of king john to cinemas for a memorable onenight event. Lk21 nonton movie ironclad 2011 subtitle indonesia, layarkaca21 download film ironclad 2011, indoxxi full movie streaming juraganfilm gratis. Download hungama play app to get access to new unlimited free mp4 movies download, english movies 201920182017, latest music videos, kids movies, hungama originals, new tv shows and. 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. Watch ironclad starring james purefoy in this actionadventure on directv. But ironclad is a long way from robin hood, and ivanhoe and all those other bad king john movies you might remember. The templars were very much john s bankers, particularly after he was declared excommunicate by pope innocent iii. Having been forced to sign magna carta, king john giamatti imports danish mercenaries to punish the barons who humiliated him. Image caption paul giamatti is the latest to play king john as a villain in ironclad. Ironclad watch ironclad full free online hd cmovies.
Each of those films showed a heavily edited scene from herbert. Paul giamatti plays king john, who signed the magna carta and regretted it, in ironclad, a medieval battle film directed by jonathan english. The leaves you with the idea that the french came to rule england, but the barons came to support john s son, henry iii, who was a mere child at the time, and offered up a time of relaxed rule in england. Academy award nominee and golden globe winner paul giamatti stars as king john in this epic historical adventure detailing the siege of rochester castle in the year 1215. The first barons war 12151217 was a civil war in the kingdom of england in which a group of rebellious major landowners commonly referred to as. The life and death of king john, a history play by william shakespeare, dramatises the reign of john, king of england ruled 11991216, son of henry ii of england and eleanor of aquitaine and father of henry iii of england. Ironclad is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via. But im a brave person and persevered and watched ironclad. In 1215 loud mouth king john paul giamatti tries to reclaim a castle the rochester castle for those who care thats defended by a ragtag group of mercenaries and one badass templar knight. With paul giamatti, jason flemyng, brian cox, james purefoy. King john amasses a powerful army and plans to destroy all who signed the legendary magna carta. Ironclads historical credentials are made of mulch film. The film chronicles the siege of rochester castle by king john in 1215. 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.
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