Released
Peterloo
November 1 2018 (about 6 years ago)Rating
68
Based on
138 reviews
- Director: Mike Leigh
- Genres: History, Drama
- Runtime: 2 h 34 m
- Country: United Kingdom
- Companies: Thin Man Films, Film4 Productions, BFI, Lipsync Productions
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.
