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Peterloo

Peterloo

20186.82h 34m

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.

Directed by Mike Leigh
Written by Mike Leigh
Produced by Georgina Lowe
Box OfficeBudget: $18.0MRevenue: $2.2M

Top Cast

Rory Kinnear

Rory Kinnear

Henry Hunt

Maxine Peake

Maxine Peake

Nellie

Pearce Quigley

Pearce Quigley

Joshua

David Moorst

David Moorst

Joseph

Rachel Finnegan

Rachel Finnegan

Mary

Tom Meredith

Tom Meredith

Robert

Simona Bitmate

Simona Bitmate

Esther

Robert Wilfort

Robert Wilfort

Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister

Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

Sam Troughton

Sam Troughton

Mr Hobhouse

Themes & Keywords

based on true storymassacreperiod dramabritish historyhistorical drama19th centurymanchester, england1810s

About Peterloo

Peterloo is a history, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of based on true story, massacre, period drama, british history, historical drama, 19th century. Directed by Mike Leigh, it stars Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley. 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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