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01/11/2018 History, Drama 2h 35m
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Overview

An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.

  1. Mike Leigh

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Rory Kinnear

    Henry Hunt

  2. Maxine Peake

    Nellie

  3. Pearce Quigley

    Joshua

  4. David Moorst

    Joseph

  5. Rachel Finnegan

    Mary

  6. Tom Meredith

    Robert

  7. Simona Bitmate

    Esther

  8. Robert Wilfort

    Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister

  9. Karl Johnson

    Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-08-06
It's quite interesting to consider that even in the mother of western democracies, as recently as two hundred years ago most men did not have the vote in the UK, and great swathes of urban Britain had no representation at all. Mike Leigh is perhaps a little heavy handed here, but he does offer us an at times poignant glimpse into the poverty in which the working class lived in England's north west whilst the governing class lived a life of opulence and privilege under the Prince Regent. Rory Kinnear is the renowned orator "Hunt" who travels the length and breadth of the land advocating a peace...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$18,000,000.00

Revenue
$2,153,029.00

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