Peterloo
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Film · TMDB
6.8An 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.
Released: 2018-11-01154 minDir: Mike LeighHistory, Drama
Cast
- Rory Kinnear as Henry Hunt
- Maxine Peake as Nellie
- Pearce Quigley as Joshua
- David Moorst as Joseph
- Rachel Finnegan as Mary
- Tom Meredith as Robert
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Ratings · OMDb
IMDb
6.5/10
5,680 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Metacritic
66/100
- Rated
- PG-13
- Awards
- 4 wins & 8 nominations total
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Key dates
- Published
- 17 May 2019
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Mike Leigh
- Screenwriter
- Mike Leigh
- Composer
- Gary Yershon
- Producer
- Georgina Lowe
- Cinematographer
- Dick Pope
- Narrative location
- Manchester
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Connections
Categories
2010s historical films2018 British films2018 English-language films2018 filmsAmazon MGM Studios filmsBritish historical filmsCultural depictions of George IVCultural depictions of Henry AddingtonCultural depictions of Robert Jenkinson, Earl of LiverpoolEnglish-language historical filmsFilm4 Productions filmsFilms directed by Mike Leigh