The Iron Crown (1941)
- Original title
- La corona di ferro
- Directed by
- Alessandro Blasetti
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 19 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A king faces a prophecy that his nephew will take his kingdom. The story follows his efforts to hold onto power and the role of a sacred iron crown in this struggle.
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What happens
The Iron Crown (Italian: La corona di ferro) is a 1941 Italian historical fantasy film written and directed by Alessandro Blasetti, starring Massimo Girotti and Gino Cervi. The narrative revolves a sacred iron crown and a king who is prophesied to lose his kingdom to his nephew. It blends motifs from several European myths, legends and modern works of popular fiction. The film won a Coppa Mussolini award, which is the ancestor to the Golden Lion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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