Peterloo (2018)
November 1, 2018
History, Drama
2h 34m


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 & Crew
- Director
- Mike Leigh
- Henry Hunt Rory Kinnear
- Nellie Maxine Peake
- Joshua Pearce Quigley
- Joseph David Moorst
- Mary Rachel Finnegan
- Robert Tom Meredith
- Esther Simona Bitmate
- Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister Robert Wilfort
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Keywords
- massacre
- british history
- 1800s
- manchester, england