
Ironclads
TV Movie · History · War
Overview
Ironclads is a 1991 made-for-television 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.
Top Cast


Virginia Madsen
Virginia Madsen
Betty Stuart
Virginia Madsen
Betty Stuart


Alex Hyde-White
Alex Hyde-White
Catesby Jones
Alex Hyde-White
Catesby Jones


Reed Diamond
Reed Diamond
Leslie Harmon
Reed Diamond
Leslie Harmon


Philip Casnoff
Philip Casnoff
Lt. Guilford
Philip Casnoff
Lt. Guilford


E.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall
Commdr. Smith
E.G. Marshall
Commdr. Smith


Fritz Weaver
Fritz Weaver
John Ericsson
Fritz Weaver
John Ericsson
Leon B. Stevens
Leon B. Stevens
Capt. Franklin Buchanan
Leon B. Stevens
Capt. Franklin Buchanan


Michal Sinnott
Michal Sinnott
Ella Mae
Michal Sinnott
Ella Mae


Kevin O'Rourke
Kevin O'Rourke
Lt. Joe Smith Jr.
Kevin O'Rourke
Lt. Joe Smith Jr.
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