''Ironmaster'' ( it, La guerra del ferro: Ironmaster) is a 1983 film directed by
Umberto Lenzi
Umberto Lenzi (6 August 1931 – 19 October 2017) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and novelist.
A fan of film since young age, Lenzi studied at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and made his first film in 1958 which went unr ...
.
Production
''Ironmaster'' was filmed on location at
Custer State Park
Custer State Park is a South Dakota State Park and wildlife reserve in the Black Hills, United States. The park is South Dakota's largest and first state park, named after Lt. Colonel George Armstrong Custer. The park covers an area of over of v ...
in South Dakota with interiors shot at RPA-Elios Studios in Rome.
Release
''Ironmaster'' was released in Italy on 10 March 1983. The film was released on
Blu-ray
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on 23 January 2017 in North America by Code Red and on 10 April 2017 in the United Kingdom by 88 Films.
Reception
According to Michael Klossner, author of ''Prehistoric Humans in Film and Television'', while ''Ironmaster'' received "few and very bad notices
nd issimple, only modestly ambitious and has its share of flaws … it's hard not to like a film which shows intelligent, articulate prehistoric people making discoveries, facing moral issues and showing capacity for great evil and finally for good."
Hal Erickson wrote in
AllMovie
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History
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that "Seldom has there been a more predictable 98 minutes' worth of Sword and Sorcery, but that doesn't mean it isn't enjoyable."
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Films directed by Umberto Lenzi
Films shot in Rome
Films shot in South Dakota
French historical adventure films
Films set in prehistory
Peplum films
Sword and sandal films
Films produced by Luciano Martino
1980s Italian films
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