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HistoryDrama

Peterloo

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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 : 2018-11-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Thin Man FilmsFilm4 ProductionsBFILipsync Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Rory Kinnear

Character Name : Henry Hunt

Original Name : Rory Kinnear

Gender : Male

Maxine Peake

Character Name : Nellie

Original Name : Maxine Peake

Gender : Female

Pearce Quigley

Character Name : Joshua

Original Name : Pearce Quigley

Gender : Male

David Moorst

Character Name : Joseph

Original Name : David Moorst

Gender : Male

Rachel Finnegan

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Rachel Finnegan

Gender : Female

Tom Meredith

Character Name : Robert

Original Name : Tom Meredith

Gender : Male

Simona Bitmate

Character Name : Esther

Original Name : Simona Bitmate

Gender : Female

Robert Wilfort

Character Name : Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister

Original Name : Robert Wilfort

Gender : Male

Karl Johnson

Character Name : Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary

Original Name : Karl Johnson

Gender : Male

Sam Troughton

Character Name : Mr Hobhouse

Original Name : Sam Troughton

Gender : Male

Roger Sloman

Character Name : Mr Grout

Original Name : Roger Sloman

Gender : Male

Kenneth Hadley

Character Name : Mr Golightly

Original Name : Kenneth Hadley

Gender : Male

Tom Edward-Kane

Character Name : Mr Cobb

Original Name : Tom Edward-Kane

Gender : Male

Lizzy McInnerny

Character Name : Mrs Moss

Original Name : Lizzy McInnerny

Gender : Female

Alastair Mackenzie

Character Name : General Sir John Byng

Original Name : Alastair Mackenzie

Gender : Male

Neil Bell

Character Name : Samuel Bamford

Original Name : Neil Bell

Gender : Male

Lisa Millett

Character Name : Jemima Bamford

Original Name : Lisa Millett

Gender : Female

Philip Jackson

Character Name : John Knight

Original Name : Philip Jackson

Gender : Male

John Paul Hurley

Character Name : John Thacker Sexton

Original Name : John Paul Hurley

Gender : Male

Tom Gill

Character Name : Joseph Johnson

Original Name : Tom Gill

Gender : Male

Lizzie Frain

Character Name : Mrs Johnson

Original Name : Lizzie Frain

Gender : Female

Harry Hepple

Character Name : James Wroe

Original Name : Harry Hepple

Gender : Male

Ian Mercer

Character Name : Dr Joseph Healey

Original Name : Ian Mercer

Gender : Male

Adam Long

Character Name : Jack, Wroe's Printer

Original Name : Adam Long

Gender : Male

Nico Mirallegro

Character Name : John Bagguley

Original Name : Nico Mirallegro

Gender : Male

Danny Kirrane

Character Name : Samuel Drummond

Original Name : Danny Kirrane

Gender : Male

Johnny Byrom

Character Name : John Johnston

Original Name : Johnny Byrom

Gender : Male

Victor McGuire

Character Name : Deputy Chief Constable Nadin

Original Name : Victor McGuire

Gender : Male

Stephen Wight

Character Name : Oliver the Spy

Original Name : Stephen Wight

Gender : Male

Ryan Pope

Character Name : Chippendale the Spy

Original Name : Ryan Pope

Gender : Male

Dorothy Atkinson

Character Name : Singing Weaver

Original Name : Dorothy Atkinson

Gender : Female

Tim McInnerny

Character Name : Prince Regent

Original Name : Tim McInnerny

Gender : Male

Marion Bailey

Character Name : Lady Conyngham

Original Name : Marion Bailey

Gender : Female

Vincent Franklin

Character Name : Magistrate Rev Ethelston

Original Name : Vincent Franklin

Gender : Male

Jeff Rawle

Character Name : Magistrate Rev Hay

Original Name : Jeff Rawle

Gender : Male

Eileen Davies

Character Name : Mrs. Mary Hay

Original Name : Eileen Davies

Gender : Female

Philip Whitchurch

Character Name : Magistrate Colonel Fletcher

Original Name : Philip Whitchurch

Gender : Male

Martin Savage

Character Name : Magistrate Norris

Original Name : Martin Savage

Gender : Male

Al Weaver

Character Name : Magistrate Hutton

Original Name : Al Weaver

Gender : Male

David Bamber

Character Name : Magistrate Rev Mallory

Original Name : David Bamber

Gender : Male

David Fielder

Character Name : Magistrate Rev Gutteridge

Original Name : David Fielder

Gender : Male

Fine Time Fontayne

Character Name : Magistrate Clowes

Original Name : Fine Time Fontayne

Gender : Male

Robert Gillespie

Character Name : Magistrate Warmley

Original Name : Robert Gillespie

Gender : Male

Jonathan Jaynes

Character Name : Magistrate Tatton

Original Name : Jonathan Jaynes

Gender : Male

Nicholas Lumley

Character Name : Magistrate Rev Perryn

Original Name : Nicholas Lumley

Gender : Male

Shaun Prendergast

Character Name : Magistrate Bolt

Original Name : Shaun Prendergast

Gender : Male

Alan Williams

Character Name : Magistrate Marriott

Original Name : Alan Williams

Gender : Male

Dorothy Duffy

Character Name : Mary Fildes

Original Name : Dorothy Duffy

Gender : Female

Victoria Moseley

Character Name : Susannah Saxton

Original Name : Victoria Moseley

Gender : Male

Christine Bottomley

Character Name : Female Reformer

Original Name : Christine Bottomley

Gender : Female

Samantha Edwards

Character Name : Female Reformer

Original Name : Samantha Edwards

Gender : Female

Julie Hesmondhalgh

Character Name : Female Reformer

Original Name : Julie Hesmondhalgh

Gender : Female

Kate Rutter

Character Name : Female Reformer

Original Name : Kate Rutter

Gender : Female

Katie West

Character Name : Female Reformer

Original Name : Katie West

Gender : Female

Joseph Kloska

Character Name : Richard Carlile

Original Name : Joseph Kloska

Gender : Male

Leo Bill

Character Name : John Tyas

Original Name : Leo Bill

Gender : Male

Brian Fletcher

Character Name : Edward Baines

Original Name : Brian Fletcher

Gender : Male

Gary Cargill

Character Name : John Smith

Original Name : Gary Cargill

Gender : Male

Patrick Kennedy

Character Name : Lt. Col Guy L'Estrange

Original Name : Patrick Kennedy

Gender : Male

Guy Williams

Character Name : Lieutenant Colonel Dalrymple

Original Name : Guy Williams

Gender : Male

Ben Crompton

Character Name : Tuke, the painter

Original Name : Ben Crompton

Gender : Male

Bryony Miller

Character Name : Bessie, Johnson's Servant

Original Name : Bryony Miller

Gender : Female

Lee Boardman

Character Name : Nadin's Constable

Original Name : Lee Boardman

Gender : Male

Steve Garti

Character Name : Nadin's Constable

Original Name : Steve Garti

Gender : Male

Leo Ashton

Character Name : Young George

Original Name : Leo Ashton

Gender : Male

Alicia Turner

Character Name : Young Sarah

Original Name : Alicia Turner

Gender : Male

Elsie Kirk

Character Name : Baby Sarah

Original Name : Elsie Kirk

Gender : Male

Florence Kirk

Character Name : Baby Sarah

Original Name : Florence Kirk

Gender : Male

Darren Scott

Character Name : Man Giving Directions

Original Name : Darren Scott

Gender : Male

Michael Culkin

Character Name : A Lord

Original Name : Michael Culkin

Gender : Male

Laura Elphinstone

Character Name : Mill Worker

Original Name : Laura Elphinstone

Gender : Female

Julie Riley

Character Name : Egg Seller

Original Name : Julie Riley

Gender : Female

Kieran O'Brien

Character Name : Peter Wilkes, a Farrier

Original Name : Kieran O'Brien

Gender : Male

Noreen Kershaw

Character Name : Mrs Mickletwhaite, Drunk Servant/ Thief

Original Name : Noreen Kershaw

Gender : Female

Jim English

Character Name : Edward Wilde, Watch Thief

Original Name : Jim English

Gender : Male

Adam Shaw

Character Name : James Mahon, Coat Thief

Original Name : Adam Shaw

Gender : Male

Bob Goody

Character Name : Outraged Reformer

Original Name : Bob Goody

Gender : Male

Sam Graham

Character Name : Potato Thrower

Original Name : Sam Graham

Gender : Male

Tilly Vosburgh

Character Name : Potato Thrower's Wife

Original Name : Tilly Vosburgh

Gender : Female

David Hounslow

Character Name : Man Drilling Reformers

Original Name : David Hounslow

Gender : Male

Steve Huison

Character Name : Stableman

Original Name : Steve Huison

Gender : Male

Jeremy Todd

Character Name : Thomas Worrell, Stone Clearing Boss

Original Name : Jeremy Todd

Gender : Male

Paul Bown

Character Name : Richard Wainwright, a Mill Owner

Original Name : Paul Bown

Gender : Male

Paul Popplewell

Character Name : Mill Overseer

Original Name : Paul Popplewell

Gender : Male

Moya Brady

Character Name : Abusive Bystander

Original Name : Moya Brady

Gender : Female

Jane Hazlegrove

Character Name : Abusive Bystander

Original Name : Jane Hazlegrove

Gender : Female

Hayley Jayne Standing

Character Name : Servant at Magistrates' Breakfast

Original Name : Hayley Jayne Standing

Gender : Female

Kate O'Flynn

Character Name : Chadderton Woman

Original Name : Kate O'Flynn

Gender : Female

Gerard Kearns

Character Name : Chadderton Woman's Husband

Original Name : Gerard Kearns

Gender : Male

John Branwell

Character Name : Chadderton Woman's Father

Original Name : John Branwell

Gender : Male

Isla Nield

Character Name : Chadderton Woman's Daughter

Original Name : Isla Nield

Gender : Male

Philip Martin Brown

Character Name : Angry Citizen

Original Name : Philip Martin Brown

Gender : Male

James Benson

Character Name : Angry Citizen

Original Name : James Benson

Gender : Male

Sidney Livingstone

Character Name : Mr Buxton

Original Name : Sidney Livingstone

Gender : Male

David Walmsley

Character Name : Magistrate's Messenger

Original Name : David Walmsley

Gender : Male

James Dryden

Character Name : Wigan Man

Original Name : James Dryden

Gender : Male

Bronwyn James

Character Name : Wigan Man's Sister

Original Name : Bronwyn James

Gender : Female

Polly Hemingway

Character Name : Margaret Goodwin, Woman Recognising Yeoman

Original Name : Polly Hemingway

Gender : Female

Steve Cain

Character Name : Passer-By

Original Name : Steve Cain

Gender : Male

Sarah Crowden

Character Name : Lady at Races

Original Name : Sarah Crowden

Gender : Female

Miles Richardson

Character Name : Gentleman at Races

Original Name : Miles Richardson

Gender : Male

Graham Seed

Character Name : Gentleman at Races

Original Name : Graham Seed

Gender : Male

Tim Barker

Character Name : Vicar

Original Name : Tim Barker

Gender : Male

Mark Ryan

Character Name : Ben Thorpe, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Original Name : Mark Ryan

Gender : Male

Mark Sheals

Character Name : Thomas Sheldermine, Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Original Name : Mark Sheals

Gender : Male

Paul Greenwood

Character Name : Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Original Name : Paul Greenwood

Gender : Male

Malcolm Ridley

Character Name : Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Original Name : Malcolm Ridley

Gender : Male

Michael Cahill

Character Name : Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Original Name : Michael Cahill

Gender : Male

Alex McNally

Character Name : Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Original Name : Alex McNally

Gender : Male

Jonathan Oliver

Character Name : Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Original Name : Jonathan Oliver

Gender : Male

Jimmy Fairhurst

Character Name : Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Original Name : Jimmy Fairhurst

Gender : Male

Paul Kynman

Character Name : Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Original Name : Paul Kynman

Gender : Male

Nick Moss

Character Name : Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Original Name : Nick Moss

Gender : Male

Dan Poole

Character Name : Captain William J Ford, 15th Hussars

Original Name : Dan Poole

Gender : Male

Tristram Davies

Character Name : Captain William DePasse 15th Hussars

Original Name : Tristram Davies

Gender : Male

Charlie Tighe

Character Name : Captain Phillip Woodhouse, 15th Hussars

Original Name : Charlie Tighe

Gender : Male

Michael Chadwick

Character Name : Trooper John Millfield, 15th Hussars

Original Name : Michael Chadwick

Gender : Male

Oliver Devoti

Character Name : Soldier, 15th Hussars

Original Name : Oliver Devoti

Gender : Male

Ian Davies

Character Name : Rob Hullock, Soldier 31st Foot Regiment

Original Name : Ian Davies

Gender : Male

Lee Bainbridge

Character Name : Soldier, 31st Foot Regiment

Original Name : Lee Bainbridge

Gender : Male

Dan Bottomley

Character Name : Joshua Harrison, a Musician

Original Name : Dan Bottomley

Gender : Male

Liam Gerrard

Character Name : Jacob Flather, a Musician

Original Name : Liam Gerrard

Gender : Male

Scott Haining

Character Name : Joseph Cliffs, a Musician

Original Name : Scott Haining

Gender : Male

Ian Conningham

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : Ian Conningham

Gender : Male

James Dangerfield

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : James Dangerfield

Gender : Male

Thomas Dyer-Blake

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : Thomas Dyer-Blake

Gender : Male

William Fox

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : William Fox

Gender : Male

Richard Glaves

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : Richard Glaves

Gender : Male

David Heywood

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : David Heywood

Gender : Male

Andrew Jarvis

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : Andrew Jarvis

Gender : Male

Gary Mitchinson

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : Gary Mitchinson

Gender : Male

Simon Nock

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : Simon Nock

Gender : Male

Jack Quarton

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : Jack Quarton

Gender : Male

Andrew Roberts-Palmer

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : Andrew Roberts-Palmer

Gender : Male

Steve Rollins

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : Steve Rollins

Gender : Male

Hamish Rush

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : Hamish Rush

Gender : Male

Gareth Williams

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : Gareth Williams

Gender : Male

Dan Willis

Character Name : Musician

Original Name : Dan Willis

Gender : Male

Oliver Ashworth

Character Name : Samuel Cleator (uncredited)

Original Name : Oliver Ashworth

Gender : Male

Tony Mooney

Character Name : Swordsmith (uncredited)

Original Name : Tony Mooney

Gender : Male

Christopher McMullen

Character Name : Footman to the Duke of Wellington (uncredited)

Original Name : Christopher McMullen

Gender : Male

Teresa Mahoney

Character Name : Female Reformer (uncredited)

Original Name : Teresa Mahoney

Gender : Female

Mary West

Character Name : Female Reformer (uncredited)

Original Name : Mary West

Gender : Male

Jessie Vinning

Character Name : Female Reformer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jessie Vinning

Gender : Male

Eloise Henwood

Character Name : Mill Child (uncredited)

Original Name : Eloise Henwood

Gender : Female

Jason Lines

Character Name : Constable (uncredited)

Original Name : Jason Lines

Gender : Male

Rachel Davies

Character Name : Pie Buyer

Original Name : Rachel Davies

Gender : Female

Robert Ryan

Character Name : Citizen #2

Original Name : Robert Ryan

Gender : Male

Finley Howard

Character Name : Mill Child (uncredited)

Original Name : Finley Howard

Gender : Male

Reviews

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Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2021-06-23

Fine historical film, though it has less emotional depth than other Mike Leigh movies. That makes sense, for his movies have never been described as an epic before. I often state when I write reviews that I am patient than many viewers when it comes to slower paced movies. Also, since I write novels in my spare time and feature plenty of dialogue, I don't mind a lot of talking in movies either. I think this movie lacked some of the emotional impact of other Mike Leigh films, perhaps due its scope. You know how it is; people can shrug off a disaster elsewhere in the world when it kills 500 people, but if they hear a personal story well told about a single victim, the tears may fall. There are a lot of people in this movie. There were so many extras that I half expected to see myself in one of the crowd scenes. With so many different main characters and perspectives, I didn't find myself forming a connection with any of them. But I liked the film just fine, and I never would have sat through a documentary on the subject.

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-06

It's quite interesting to consider that even in the mother of western democracies, as recently as two hundred years ago most men did not have the vote in the UK, and great swathes of urban Britain had no representation at all. Mike Leigh is perhaps a little heavy handed here, but he does offer us an at times poignant glimpse into the poverty in which the working class lived in England's north west whilst the governing class lived a life of opulence and privilege under the Prince Regent. Rory Kinnear is the renowned orator "Hunt" who travels the length and breadth of the land advocating a peaceful, positive, realignment of power. A trip to Manchester proves to be the ultimate catalyst for the increasingly panic-stricken authorities who - with events in Paris forty years early still prescient - have decided that these increasingly popular gatherings must be stamped out. Leigh has assembled a workmanlike cast here - there isn't really a star, as such - and that helps better illustrate that this is a story about the ordinary man. I say man, because we are a long way from female emancipation being on the back burner, even - indeed the stronger characters here - "Mary" (Rachel Finnegan) and "Nellie" (Maxine Peake) are entirely focussed on empowering their "men folk". What this film does not present though, is any sort of balance to the historical aspects of this conflict. It exaggerates the indifference and excesses of the landed gentry whilst offering a rather naive portrayal of some those advocating revolution. Like many films that present a political assessment of an hugely complex set of scenarios, it ends up reflecting the views of the auteur and that's a shame. This is a story of profound societal evolution that could have been more effective had the establishment been given slightly more airtime and been treated slightly less one-dimensionally and judgmentally. The dialogue is at times, though, really quite powerfully potent and this is a very authentic-looking story that history ought not to readily forge and that is well worth a watch.