The movie Peterloo (Original title Peterloo) has in the main roles on Maxine Peake (Nellie), Karl Johnson (Lord Sidmouth, the Home Secretary), Alastair Mackenzie (General Sir John Byng), Philip Jackson (John Knight), Dorothy Atkinson (Singing Weaver), Tim McInnerny (Prince Regent), Martin Savage (Magistrate Norris), David Bamber (Magistrate Rev Mallory), Joseph Kloska (Richard Carlile), Leo Bill (John Tyas), Guy Williams (Lieutenant Colonel Dalrymple), Ben Crompton (Tuke, the painter), Lee Boardman (Nadin's Constable), Michael Culkin (A Lord), Kieran O'Brien (Peter Wilkes, a Farrier), Paul Popplewell (Mill Overseer), Gerard Kearns (Chadderton Woman's Husband), Bronwyn James (Wigan Man's Sister) The release date of the movie is 01.11.2018. This movie it is produced by Thin Man Films, Film4 Productions, BFI, Lipsync Productions . Filmed in the following locations: Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, England, UK . Production countries: United Kingdom Movie Genre: Movies History, Movies Drama
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.