Peterloo
Overview
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.
- Budget
- $18,000,000
- Revenue
- $2,153,029
- Production
- Film4 Productions, Lipsync Productions, Thin Man Films, BFI
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Cast
Rory Kinnear
Henry Hunt
Maxine Peake
Nellie
Pearce Quigley
Joshua
David Moorst
Joseph
Rachel Finnegan
Mary
Tom Meredith
Robert
Simona Bitmate
Esther
Robert Wilfort
Lord Liverpool, the Prime Minister
Karl Johnson
Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary
Sam Troughton
Mr Hobhouse
Roger Sloman
Mr Grout
Tom Edward-Kane
Mr Cobb
Lizzy McInnerny
Mrs Moss
Alastair Mackenzie
General Sir John Byng
Neil Bell
Samuel Bamford
Lisa Millett
Jemima Bamford
Philip Jackson
John Knight
John Paul Hurley
John Thacker Sexton
Tom Gill
Joseph Johnson
Lizzie Frain
Mrs Johnson
Crew
- Director
- Mike Leigh
- Writers
- Mike Leigh
- Cinematography
- Dick Pope
- Composer
- Gary Yershon
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Peter McGinn
April 5, 2020
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 s…
CinemaSerf
August 6, 2023
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 Kin…