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The film Peterloo marks the 200th anniversary of the notorious Peterloo Massacre. On 16 August 1819, a crowd of some 60,000 people from Manchester and surrounding towns gathered in St Peter's Fields to demand Parliamentary reform and an extension of voting rights.
Apr 5, 2019 · A historical film by Mike Leigh about the 1819 Peterloo Massacre, when British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester. See cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, videos, photos and more on IMDb.
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- Drama, History
- Mike Leigh
- 2019-04-05
Jul 24, 2018 · Internationally acclaimed and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mike Leigh portrays one of the bloodiest episodes in British history, the infamous Peterloo Massacre of 1819, where government-backed...
- 1 min
- 803.6K
- Prime Movies
Apr 5, 2019 · In St. Peter’s Field in Manchester, England, in 1819, an assembly of protesters urging parliamentary reform and workers’ rights was set upon by the British cavalry, who killed 18 and wounded nearly 1,000.
An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, in which a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter's Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest, most notorious episodes in British history.
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