---
title: 'The Iron Lady (2011)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Phyllida Lloyd'
released: '2011-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-iron-lady-2011'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1007029/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Iron Lady (2011)

2011 · 105 min · Drama, History · United Kingdom, France


## Synopsis

The Iron Lady is a 2011 biographical drama film based on the life and career of Margaret Thatcher, a British politician who was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. The film was directed by Phyllida Lloyd and written by Abi Morgan. Thatcher is portrayed primarily by Meryl Streep, and, in her formative and early political years, by Alexandra Roach. Thatcher's husband, Denis Thatcher, is portrayed by Jim Broadbent and by Harry Lloyd as the younger Denis. Thatcher's longest-serving cabinet member and eventual deputy, Geoffrey Howe, is portrayed by Anthony Head.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Phyllida Lloyd](https://cinepixo.com/people/phyllida-lloyd)
- **Screenplay:** [Abi Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/abi-morgan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Thomas Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-newman)
- **Producer:** [Damian Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/damian-jones)
- **Director of Photography:** [Elliot Davis](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliot-davis)
- **Editor:** [Justin Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/justin-wright)

## Cast

- [Pip Torrens](https://cinepixo.com/people/pip-torrens) as Ian Gilmour, Baron Gilmour of Craigmillar
- [Simon Chandler](https://cinepixo.com/people/simon-chandler)
- [Emma Dewhurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/emma-dewhurst) as Beatrice Ethel Stephenson
- [David Rintoul](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-rintoul) as John Fieldhouse, Baron Fieldhouse
- [Matthew Marsh](https://cinepixo.com/people/matthew-marsh) as Alexander Haig
- [Anthony Head](https://cinepixo.com/people/anthony-head) as Geoffrey Howe
- [Roger Allam](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-allam) as Gordon Reece
- [Jim Broadbent](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-broadbent) as Denis Thatcher
- [Rupert Vansittart](https://cinepixo.com/people/rupert-vansittart)
- [Julian Wadham](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-wadham) as Francis Pym
- [Susan Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-brown) as June
- [Iain Glen](https://cinepixo.com/people/iain-glen) as Alfred Roberts
- [Nicholas Jones](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-jones) as Henry Leach
- [Michael Culkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-culkin)
- [Olivia Colman](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivia-colman) as Carol Thatcher

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-iron-lady-2011
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