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03/03/2011 Romance, Adventure, Action, History 2h 1m
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Heavy metal goes medieval.

Overview

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. 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.

  1. Jonathan English

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. James Purefoy

    Thomas Marshall

  2. Kate Mara

    Lady Isabel

  3. Jason Flemyng

    Becket

  4. Paul Giamatti

    King John

  5. Brian Cox

    Albany

  6. Derek Jacobi

    Cornhill

  7. Charles Dance

    Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury

  8. Aneurin Barnard

    Guy

  9. Jamie Foreman

    Coteral

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Reviews

A review by Filipe Manuel Neto
Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on 2024-02-23
**A film about a true fact in history, which is entertaining, but not very rigorous.**

In 1215, during the First Barons' War, which occurred in the aftermath of a revolt and the signing of the Magna Carta, King John of England had to lay siege to Rochester Castle, a strategic point in his kingdom which, in the meantime, had fallen into power of the barons who revolted against him. What the film tries to do is to show us that siege, and give us a good story around it. And being a relatively well-known historical fact (at least for those who have studied English history), I believe that spoil...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$25,000,000.00

Revenue
$5,151,023.00

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