Peterloo (2018)
154 min
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.
- Release date
- November 2, 2018
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Box office
- $2,153,029
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Trailer
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
- Simona Bitmate as Esther
- Robert Wilfort as Lord Liverpool - The Prime Minister
- Karl Johnson as Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
- Sam Troughton as Mr Hobhouse
- Roger Sloman as Mr Grout
- Kenneth Hadley as Mr Golightly
- Lizzy McInnerny as Mrs Moss
- Alastair Mackenzie as General Sir John Byng
- Neil Bell as Samuel Bamford
- Lisa Millett as Jemima Bamford
- Philip Jackson as John Knight
- Tom Gill as Joseph Johnson
- Harry Hepple as James Wroe
- Ian Mercer as Dr Joseph Healey
- Adam Long as Jack, Wroe's Printer
- Nico Mirallegro as John Bagguley
- Danny Kirrane as Samuel Drummond
- Johnny Byrom as John Johnston
- Victor McGuire as Deputy Chief Constable Nadin
- Stephen Wight as Oliver the Spy
- Ryan Pope as Chippendale the Spy
Crew
- Mike Leigh · Director
- Mike Leigh · Writer
- Georgina Lowe · Producer
- Gary Yershon · Composer
- Dick Pope · Cinematographer
- Jon Gregory · Editor
- Nina Gold · Casting director
- Suzie Davies · Production designer