Ironclads (1991)
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.
Director: Delbert Mann
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Virginia Madsen as Betty Stuart |
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Alex Hyde-White as Catesby Jones |
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Reed Diamond as Leslie Harmon |
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Philip Casnoff as Lt. Guilford |
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E.G. Marshall as Commdr. Smith |
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Fritz Weaver as John Ericsson |
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Leon B. Stevens as Capt. Franklin Buchanan |
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Michal Sinnott as Ella Mae |
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Kevin O'Rourke as Lt. Joe Smith Jr. |
| Directing | Delbert Mann | Director |
| Writing | James Retter | Story |
| Writing | Harold Gast | Teleplay |