Peterloo

Peterloo

2018•2h 34m•6.8/10

HistoryDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(151)

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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Production

Film4 Productions, Lipsync Productions, Thin Man Films, BFI

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

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

Roger Sloman

Roger Sloman

Mr Grout

Kenneth Hadley

Mr Golightly

Tom Edward-Kane

Tom Edward-Kane

Mr Cobb

Lizzy McInnerny

Lizzy McInnerny

Mrs Moss

Alastair Mackenzie

Alastair Mackenzie

General Sir John Byng

Neil Bell

Neil Bell

Samuel Bamford

Lisa Millett

Lisa Millett

Jemima Bamford

Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

John Knight

John Paul Hurley

John Paul Hurley

John Thacker Sexton

Tom Gill

Tom Gill

Joseph Johnson

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