Directed by:
Katja von GarnierScreenplay:
Sally RobinsonCinematography:
Robbie GreenbergCast:
Hilary Swank, Margo Martindale, Lois Smith, Vera Farmiga, Patrick Dempsey, Brooke Smith, Carrie Snodgress, Frances O'Connor, Laura Fraser, Molly Parker (more)Plots(1)
They had no vote, no political clout, no equal rights. But what they lacked under the law they made up for with brains, determination and courage. Oscar-winner Hilary Swank leads an outstanding cast in the inspirational true story of two women who dared to make a stand for women's rights, and ended up shaping the future of America. The HBO original movie IRON JAWED ANGELS recounts for a contemporary audience a key chapter in U.S. history: in this case, the struggle of suffragists who fought for the passage of the 19th Amendment. Focusing on the two defiant women, Alice Paul (Swank) and Lucy Burns (Frances O'Connor), the film shows how these activists broke from the mainstream women's-rights movement and created a more radical wing, daring to push the boundaries of political protest to secure women's voting rights in 1920. Breathing life into the relationships between Paul, Burns and others, the movie makes the women feel like complete characters instead of one-dimensional figures from a distant past. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Hilary Swank
USA
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Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Boys Don't Cry (1999)
Insomnia (2002)
Margo Martindale
USA
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Million Dollar Baby (2004)
The Hours (2002)
Dead Man Walking (1995)
Lois Smith
USA
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Minority Report (2002)
Vera Farmiga
USA
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Patrick Dempsey
USA
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The Emperor's Club (2002)
Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
Brooke Smith
USA
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The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
The Moderns (1988)
Carrie Snodgress
USA
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Iron Jawed Angels (2004)
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Frances O'Connor
UK
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The Conjuring 2 (2016)
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Laura Fraser
UK
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Molly Parker
Canada
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Sunshine (1999)
Hard Core Logo (1996)
Julia Ormond
UK
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Anjelica Huston
USA
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Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)
Sam Wells
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Dave (1993)
Trevor Gagnon
USA
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Timothy Williams
USA
Best movies:
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Portia Reiners
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Scott Hornbacher
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Keith Flippen
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Ruffian (2007) (TV movie)
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Michelle Jones
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Michael Goodwin
USA
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