Movie
Peterloo (2018)
155 min
- History
- Drama
- Director
- Mike Leigh
- Released
- November 1, 2018
Synopsis
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.
Cast
- Rory Kinnear
- Maxine Peake
- Pearce Quigley
- David Moorst
- Rachel Finnegan
- Tom Meredith
- Simona Bitmate
- Robert Wilfort
- Karl Johnson
- Sam Troughton
- Roger Sloman
- Kenneth Hadley