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.| Status: | Released (2018-11-01) |
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| Awards: | 4 wins & 8 nominations |
| BoxOffice: | $151,971 |
| Screen: | Mike Leigh |
| Productions: | Thin Man Films, Film4 Productions, BFI, Lipsync Productions |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 139549: Rory Kinnear - Henry Hunt
- 76944: Maxine Peake - Nellie
- 119415: Pearce Quigley - Joshua
- 2077958: David Moorst - Joseph
- 1417087: Rachel Finnegan - Mary
- 2077959: Tom Meredith - Robert
- 2077960: Simona Bitmate - Esther
Crews
- 1428470: Christine Blundell - Makeup Designer - Costume & Make-Up
- 1715583: Claire Matthews - Makeup Supervisor - Costume & Make-Up
- 1413028: Lesa Warrener - Makeup Supervisor - Costume & Make-Up
- 2106827: Henry Jepson - Unit Manager - Production
- 75088: Dan Channing-Williams - First Assistant Director - Directing
- 1055972: Gayle Dickie - Second Assistant Camera - Camera
- 3018754: Sophie Freeman - Third Assistant Director - Directing
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Reviews
Peter McGinn
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Fine historical film, though it has less emotional depth than other Mike Leigh movies. That makes sense, for his movies have never been described as an epic before. I often state when I write reviews that I am patient than many viewers when it comes to slower paced movies. Also, s ....
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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 ....
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