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Peterloo (2018)

★ 6.7 / 10163 ratingsMovie

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Popularity 4.3

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.

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RELEASE DATE2018-11-01

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MOVIE SCREEN peterloo

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▶ Official Trailer · Official ▶ Liberty or Death · Official ▶ Now Is The Time For Action · Official ▶ Hope's All We've Got · Official ▶ Featurette: Life in the Detail · Official ▶ Featurette: From Waterloo to Peterloo · Official ▶ Featurette: The Making Of · Official ▶ Featurette: The People of Peterloo · Official ▶ Featurette: Working with Mike Leigh · Official ▶ Peterloo Q&A with Director Mike Leigh · Official ▶ Clip: We Have A Right · Official ▶ Clip: We Shall Maintain Our Spirit · Official

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Top Cast

Rory KinnearHenry Hunt

Maxine PeakeNellie

Pearce QuigleyJoshua

David MoorstJoseph

Rachel FinneganMary

Tom MeredithRobert

Simona BitmateEsther

Robert WilfortLord Liverpool, the Prime Minister

Karl JohnsonLord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

Sam TroughtonMr Hobhouse

Roger SlomanMr Grout

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Kenneth HadleyMr Golightly

Tom Edward-KaneMr Cobb

Lizzy McInnernyMrs Moss

Alastair MackenzieGeneral Sir John Byng

Neil BellSamuel Bamford

Lisa MillettJemima Bamford

Philip JacksonJohn Knight

Key Crew

Mike LeighDirector Mike LeighWriter Dan Channing-WilliamsFirst Assistant Director Daniel BattsekExecutive Producer Donald E G BentleyThird Assistant Director Frank MacphersonAssistant Director Gail EganExecutive Producer Georgina LoweProducer Heather StorrScript Supervisor Lizzie FranckeExecutive Producer Norman MerryExecutive Producer Peter HampdenExecutive Producer Sophie FreemanThird Assistant Director Sue Bruce-SmithExecutive Producer

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