With virginia madsen, alex hydewhite, reed diamond, philip casnoff. The main war event is the first battle between two ironclads. A television movie recreating the civil war confrontation between the warships monitor and merrimack. Ironclads 1991 cast and crew a southern belles virginia madsen spying leads up to the civil war battle of the monitor and the merrimack. Congress fires a full broadside into virginia to no effect.
A 1991 madefortelevision movie called ironclads, produced by tnt, was made about the battle. Ive tried searching ebay but all i can find is very expensive vhs tapes. Ironclads 1991 monitor and merrimack css virgina youtube. Ironclads is full of beards that look like theyre stuck on with glue, loads of colorful dialogue suh, rumors about this war ah as thick as mississippi mud. Model of css virginia merrimack used in 1991 tnt movie, the ironclads check out tripadvisor members 2,344 candid photos and videos of national civil war naval museum. Unrated, 1 h 34 min virginia madsen, alex hydewhite, reed diamond, philip casnoff director. Ironclads 1991 delbert mann synopsis, characteristics. Civil war movies ironclads 1991 project authenticity. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. Ironclads is a 1991 madefortelevision movie produced by ted turners tnt company about the events behind the creation of the css virginia from the remains of the uss merrimack and the battle between the virginia and the uss monitor in the battle of hampton roads, march 8, 1862march 9, 1862. Ironclads is a 1991 madefortelevision movie produced. Mar 08, 1991 ironclads is full of beards that look like theyre stuck on with glue, loads of colorful dialogue suh, rumors about this war ah as thick as mississippi mud. A southern belles virginia madsen spying leads up to the civil war battle of the monitor and the merrimack. A television movie recreating the civil war confrontation between the warships.
Ironclads is a 1991 madefortelevision movie produced by ted turners tnt company about the events behind the creation of css virginia from the remains of uss merrimack and the battle between virginia and uss monitor in the battle of hampton roads, march 8, 1862 march 9, 1862. Ironclads 1991 a southern belles virginia madsen spying leads up to the civil war battle of the monitor and the merrimack. This battle revolutionized naval warfare by proving that wooden vessels were obsolete against ironclads. Up for sale is a hard to find and out of print 1990s civil war movie on vhs video tape titled ironclads from 1991. Heavy metal goes medieval 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. Watch ironclads full movie in hd visit movie 109475 ironclads is a 1991 madefortelevision movie produced by ted turners tnt co. The confederates convert a 40gun steam frigate into an ironclad by covering it with steel plates in order to attack union wooden warships, while the union c.
As tvcompanyproductions go, this movie is very good. The battle of hampton roads, also referred to as the battle of the monitor and merrimack or. Yet within months of pledging himself to the great charter, the king reneged on his word and assembled a mercenary army on the. Cornball spylove story subplot is distracting, but the special effects in the battle scenes make it. Total number of members who have this title in their. Joel abel, tom width, ernie dunn, roger ragland, delbert mann. It does show the work of spies and what happens when caught. An ironclad is a steampropelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century. Ironclads is a 1991 madefortelevision movie produced by ted turners tnt company about the. The problem with making a movie like this, though, is that the finale, the cremedelacreme of the movie, the battle between the two soupedup ships, must be done well.
By the end of the war russia found itself almost defenceless at sea. The ironclad was developed as a result of the vulnerability of wooden warships to explosive or incendiary shells. Virginia madsen betty stuart, alex hydewhite catesby jones, reed diamond leslie harmon, philip casnoff lt. The first ironclad battleship, gloire, was launched by the french navy in november 1859. Pickets charge glory 1989 ironclads 1991 trailer madefortv movie on the battle of hampton roads march 1862 between uss monitor and css virginia.
Ironclads 1991 tv movie in full wiki here ironclads is a 1991 madefortelevision movie produced by ted turner s tnt company about the events behind the creation of the css virginia from the remains of the uss merrimack and the battle between the virginia and the uss monitor in the battle of hampton roads, march 8, 1862 march 9, 1862. I would prefer to purchase it legally or view it legally. Watch ironclads movie online, download ironclads twomovies. Noel taylor received an emmy award nomination for his costume designs for the production. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of the best movies ever made only at tcm. Although the material covered in the book should be manageable for a wide audience, some background knowledge of naval history and ship design would be helpful for readers, especially in daviss detailed description of each ship. The confederates convert a 40gun steam frigate into an ironclad by covering it with steel plates in order to attack union wooden warships. Kindly use sources below to find streaming sources and watch ironclads 1991 online. My copy was still vhs and arrived in great condition in a very timely manner.
The full movie is on youtube, but i feel bad watching it like that. Duel between the first ironclads is a concise yet detailed study of the early iron ships of the civil war. Disappointingly, this scene in ironclads is obviously done completely with little model ships in an overgrown tub. The british admiralty had been considering armored. The movie s main battle actions feature the events of the 8th and 9th of march 1862. Plot as the norfolk naval shipyard gosport shipyard fell to confederate forces, and the union. Ironclads 1991 dvd alex hydewhite actor virginia madsen actor format. Every scene which features a ships in ironclads 1991, i was most interested to hear confederate and union versions of nelsons famous. This battle revolutionized naval warfare by proving that wooden.
As with virginia, trials found that a full charge would pierce armor plate, a finding that would have affected the outcome of the. The confederate ship was called the virginia a conversion of the captured uss merrimack and the union ship was called the monitor, designed by a creative engineer called john. On march 8, 1862, the worlds first ironclad ship, css virginia, destroyed two woodenhulled u. Marshall, fritz weaver, virginia madsen show embed code. The duel between the ironclads ended in a draw, neither could destroy the other.
Although, whilst researching for a wikipedia entry, i discovered that fritz weaver ericsson and j. All orders are supplied with full artwork and covered by our 30 day guarantee. This madeforcable civil war tale chronicles the famous naval battle between the confederate armys. A combination of sets, built at something akin to full scale, as well as some superb miniatures, work to complete the depiction of this epic battle that changed naval. Model of css virginia merrimack used in 1991 tnt movie.
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