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Peterloo
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.
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Synopsis
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.
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Cast
Rory KinnearHenry Hunt
Maxine PeakeNellie
Pearce QuigleyJoshua
David MoorstJoseph
Rachel FinneganMary
Tom MeredithRobert
Simona BitmateEsther
Robert WilfortLord Liverpool, the Prime MinisterCredits
- Directed by
- Mike Leigh
- Written by
- Mike Leigh
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $18M
- Box office
- $2.2M
Production
Film4 ProductionsUnited Kingdom
Lipsync ProductionsUnited Kingdom
Thin Man FilmsUnited Kingdom
BFIUnited Kingdom
