Ironmaster (1983) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1983 · 98 mins · Italian

Directed by

Umberto Lenzi

Starring

Benito Stefanelli, Omero Capanna, Jacques Herlin, Ottaviano Dell'Acqua, George Eastman, Danilo Mattei

Set in humanity’s earliest age, the film follows a primitive tribe that discovers how to smelt iron and forge weapons, dramatically improving their ability to hunt and defend themselves. As the new technology spreads, internal rivalries ignite, leading the community into a fierce struggle to control the powerful iron arms.