Ironclad

Release Date: 8 July 2011

Production: Mythic International Entertainment

Distributor: Arc Entertainment

Directed by: Jonathan English

Writer: Jonathan English, Stephen McDool, Erick Kastel

Cast: Paul Giamatti, James Purefoy, Jason Flemyng, Kate Mara, Brian Cox, Derek Jacobi, Aneurin Barnard, Richard Attenborough, Pete Postlethwaite, Angus Macfadyen, Colm Meany

Ironclad Plot Summary

“Ironclad” recounts one of the most violent, pivotal moments in English medieval history – when a few good men fought against insurmountable odds to defend their country from a megalomaniac, blood-drunk king. Torn from the pages of history, the devastating battle for the castle of Rochester is a true story of honour, action and excitement. There will be blood.

The year is 1215. King John (Paul Giamatti) has been forced to sign the Magna Carta, a document that will ensure the freedom of men and form the basis of common law in England. Furious at having been forced to sign it, King John raises a vicious mercenary army and begins a rampage across the country to regain total power. But as the King’s army is on the brink of reaching London and taking back control of the country, one last castle stands between him and inevitable victory: Rochester.