Movie
Peterloo
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2018-11-01
- Runtime
- 154 min
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Film4 Productions, Lipsync Productions, Thin Man Films, BFI
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Rory Kinnear as Henry Hunt
- Maxine Peake as Nellie
- Pearce Quigley as Joshua
- David Moorst as Joseph
- Rachel Finnegan as Mary
- Tom Meredith as Robert
- Simona Bitmate as Esther
- Robert Wilfort as Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister
- Karl Johnson as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
- Sam Troughton as Mr Hobhouse
- Roger Sloman as Mr Grout
- Kenneth Hadley as Mr Golightly
Crew
- Mike Leigh - Director
- Mike Leigh - Writer
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