Film6.82018154m

Peterloo

Name: Peterloo
Director: Mike Leigh
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 2018-11-01
Cast: Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley, David Moorst, Rachel Finnegan

HistoryDrama

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 KinnearMaxine PeakePearce QuigleyDavid MoorstRachel FinneganTom MeredithSimona BitmateRobert WilfortKarl JohnsonSam TroughtonRoger SlomanKenneth Hadley

Director

Mike Leigh

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