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Peterloo

The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in which British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.

Director

Mike Leigh

Year

Genre

Box Office

$151,971

Production

Thin Man Films,Film4 Productions,BFI,Lipsync Productions

Awards

4 wins & 8 nominations

Homepage

https://www.peterloo.movie

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Henry Hunt

Nellie

Joshua

Joseph

Mary

Rachel Finnegan

Robert

Esther

Lord Liverpool - The Prime Minister

Lord Sidmouth - The Home Secretary

Mr. Hobhouse

Mr. Grout

Mr. Golightly

Mr. Cobb

Tom Edward-Kane

Mrs. Moss

Lizzy McInnerny

General Sir John Byng

Alastair Mackenzie

Samuel Bamford

Jemima Bamford

John Knight

John Thacker Saxton

John-Paul Hurley

Joseph Johnson

Mrs. Johnson

James Wroe

Dr. Joseph Healey

Wroe's Printer

John Bagguley

Nico Mirallegro

Samuel Drummond

John Johnston

Deputy Chief Constable Nadin

Oliver The Spy

Chippendale The Spy

Singing Weaver

Dorothy Atkinson

Prince Regent

Lady Conyngham

Magistrate Rev Ethelston

Vincent Franklin

Magistrate Rev Hay

Mrs. Hay

Magistrate Col Fletcher

Philip Whitchurch

Magistrate Norris

Magistrate Hulton

Magistrate Rev Mallory

Magistrate Rev Gutteridge

Magistrate Clowes

Fine Time Fontayne

Magistrate Warmley

Robert Gillespie

Magistrate Tatton

Jonathan Jaynes

Magistrate Rev Perryn

Nicholas Lumley

Magistrate Bolt

Shaun Prendergast

Magistrate Marriott

Mary Fildes

Susannah Saxton

Victoria Moseley

Female Reformer

Christine Bottomley

Female Reformer

Samantha Edwards

Female Reformer

Julie Hesmondhalgh

Female Reformer

Female Reformer

Richard Carlile

John Tyas

Edward Baines

John Smith

Colonel L'Estrange

Patrick Kennedy

Lieutenant Colonel Dalrymple

Tuke, The Painter

Bessie, Johnson's Servant

Nadin's Constable

Nadin's Constable

Young Sarah

Young George

Baby Sarah

Baby Sarah

Man Giving Directions

A Lord

Mill Worker

Laura Elphinstone

Pie Buyer

Egg Seller

Farrier

Drunken Servant

Watch Thief

Coat Thief

Outraged Reformer

Potato Thrower

Potato Thrower's Wife

Man Drilling Reformers

Stable Man

Stone Clearing Boss

Mill Owner

Mill Overseer

Paul Popplewell

Abusive Bystander

Abusive Bystander

Jane Hazlegrove

Servant at Magistrates' Breakfast

Hayley Jayne Standing

Chadderton Woman

Her Husband

Her Father

Her Daughter

Angry Citizen

Angry Citizen

Philip Martin Brown

Mr. Buxton

Sidney Livingstone

Magistrates' Messenger

Wigan Man

His Sister

Woman Recognising Yeoman

Polly Hemingway

Passerby

Lady at Races

Gentlemen at Races

Miles Richardson

Gentlemen at Races

Vicar

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Jimmy Fairhurst

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Jonathan Oliver

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

Manchester & Salford Yeomanry

15th Hussar

Michael Chadwick

15th Hussar

Tristram Davies

15th Hussar

15th Hussar

15th Hussar

31st Foot Regiment

31st Foot Regiment

Musician

Musician

Musician

James Dangerfield

Musician

Thomas Dyer-Blake

Musician

Jacob Flather

Musician

Musician

Musician

Musician

Musician

Gary Mitchinson

Musician

Musician

Musician

Andrew Roberts-Palmer

Musician

Musician

Musician

Gareth Williams

Musician

Lord

Lindsay Townley

Samuel Cleator - Musician

Oliver Ashworth

Magistrates' Clerk

Working-Class Man

Mark Braithwaite

Working-Class Man

Working-Class Man

House of Lord's Baron

Georgian Gent

Working-Class Man #1

Working-Class Man

Lord

Angry Citizen

Middle-Class Reformer

Working-Class Man

Villager

Stone Labourer

Arresting Constable #1

Revolting Peasant

Michael Hennessy

Mill Child

Townsman

Middle-Class Male

Mill Child

Working-Class Man

Stuart D. Latham

Constable

Proletarian

Farmer

Reformer

Constable

Lord

Footman of the Duke Of Wellington

Christopher McMullen

Stall Holder

Catherine Monfils

Working-Class

Amie-Louise Pilgrim

Working-Class Male

Reformer

Blanard Prior-Byrne

Reformer

Guillaume Rivaud

Working-Class Woman

Laura-Jayne Ross

Citizen #2

Young Radical

Reformer

Reformer

Judge

Factory Worker

Member of the House of Lords

Working-Class Man

Michael Southgate

Working-Class Woman

Foreman

Reformer

Protester

Ellen Claire Sutherland

Constable

Roy Martin Thorn

Rioting Townsman

Reformer

Police

Working Class Reformer

Upper-Class Lady

Patricia Winker

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That this House
grant to His Grace, - Peterloo

That this House grant to His Grace,

The sum of £750,000. - Peterloo

The sum of £750,000.

General Byng, sir, - Peterloo

General Byng, sir,

Yes, your father.
I trust he is in good health? - Peterloo

Yes, your father. I trust he is in good health?

I did so enjoy his company -
despite our differing opinions. - Peterloo

I did so enjoy his company - despite our differing opinions.

Your achievements have been
nothing short of... Olympic. - Peterloo

Your achievements have been nothing short of... Olympic.

- You flatter me, sir.
- (KNOCK AT DOOR) - Peterloo

- You flatter me, sir. - (KNOCK AT DOOR)

I must own, Your Lordship,
that my knowledge of life - Peterloo

I must own, Your Lordship, that my knowledge of life

And... you'll forgive me
for saying, - Peterloo

And... you'll forgive me for saying,

(CHUCKLES) - Peterloo

(SLURPS AND GULPS) - Peterloo

(SLURPS AND GULPS)

I would wish to appoint you - Peterloo

I would wish to appoint you

Might you be familiar
with the North of England? - Peterloo

Might you be familiar with the North of England?

Wellington has nothing
but the highest praise - Peterloo

Wellington has nothing but the highest praise

I had the great privilege
of serving alongside His Grace - Peterloo

I had the great privilege of serving alongside His Grace

However, on the other side
of the Pennine Hills... - Peterloo

However, on the other side of the Pennine Hills...

And the surrounding towns
of Lancashire, - Peterloo

And the surrounding towns of Lancashire,

A dangerous threat
of rampant insurrection. - Peterloo

A dangerous threat of rampant insurrection.

- Indeed, sir.
- (KNOCK AT DOOR) - Peterloo

- Indeed, sir. - (KNOCK AT DOOR)

General Sir John Byng, - Peterloo

General Sir John Byng,

Now, Hobhouse,
henceforth Sir John - Peterloo

Now, Hobhouse, henceforth Sir John

- Excellent.
- Am I to understand - Peterloo

- Excellent. - Am I to understand

- Come on.
- (HE GRUNTS) - Peterloo

- Come on. - (HE GRUNTS)

- Let's get this off you.
- (HE GROANS SOFTLY) - Peterloo

- Let's get this off you. - (HE GROANS SOFTLY)

- Come on.
- (HE CRIES) - Peterloo

- Come on. - (HE CRIES)

- Mother's here.
- (CONTINUES SOBBING) - Peterloo

- Mother's here. - (CONTINUES SOBBING)

(CHATTER CONTINUES) - Peterloo

(CHATTER CONTINUES)

- Did he say owt?
- No, not a whistle. - Peterloo

- Did he say owt? - No, not a whistle.

NELLIE: We're all here.
Come on, let's sit thee up. - Peterloo

NELLIE: We're all here. Come on, let's sit thee up...

- Are you hungry, Joseph?
- I've done you some broth. - Peterloo

- Are you hungry, Joseph? - I've done you some broth.

- It's George.
- Aye, he's got big. - Peterloo

- It's George. - Aye, he's got big.

- Ah...
- Leave him, Robert. - Peterloo

- Ah... - Leave him, Robert.

♪ Good people give ear ♪ - Peterloo

♪ Good people give ear ♪

- Cutting them to what?
JOSHUA: To the bone, Mother. - Peterloo

- Cutting them to what? JOSHUA: To the bone, Mother.

Besides, most of t'government
are landowners themselves! - Peterloo

Besides, most of t'government are landowners themselves...

They have a bad harvest,
there's a shortage of corn. - Peterloo

They have a bad harvest, there's a shortage of corn.

They won't let them import any - Peterloo

They won't let them import any

POOR WOMAN:
♪ The house-rent and fire ♪ - Peterloo

POOR WOMAN: ♪ The house-rent and fire ♪

Now, as for the felony, - Peterloo

Now, as for the felony,

I were up in th'attic - Peterloo

I were up in th'attic

(HE CHUCKLES) - Peterloo

So, afeared of the spirit
in the attic, - Peterloo

So, afeared of the spirit in the attic,

Given the dual nature of your crime, - Peterloo

Given the dual nature of your crime,

I am reluctant
to impose upon the Crown - Peterloo

I am reluctant to impose upon the Crown

You may then spend
the next 14 days in gaol, - Peterloo

You may then spend the next 14 days in gaol,

For what purpose were you
in the vicinity of Tib Street, - Peterloo

For what purpose were you in the vicinity of Tib Street,

Then perhaps you might
explain to me - Peterloo

Then perhaps you might explain to me

It is a silver pocket watch,
valued at five guineas. - Peterloo

It is a silver pocket watch, valued at five guineas.

It is the property of
the haberdasher, Mr Arnold. - Peterloo

It is the property of the haberdasher, Mr Arnold.

Furthermore, his name
is quite clearly inscribed - Peterloo

Furthermore, his name is quite clearly inscribed

I am to recommend
that you be transported - Peterloo

I am to recommend that you be transported

Our Lord God owns
everything upon this earth, - Peterloo

Our Lord God owns everything upon this earth,

"Thou shalt not steal." - Peterloo

"Thou shalt not steal."

(WHISPERING) - Peterloo

MAN:
It is our profound belief - Peterloo

MAN: It is our profound belief

(MURMURS OF AGREEMENT) - Peterloo

(MURMURS OF AGREEMENT)

(MURMURS OF AGREEMENT) - Peterloo

(MURMURS OF AGREEMENT)

The government's defences
are creaking. - Peterloo

The government's defences are creaking.

The foam it swells,
it swells all around them. - Peterloo

The foam it swells, it swells all around them.

The gilded reptiles
are unable to overawe - Peterloo

The gilded reptiles are unable to overawe

- These apish Jupiters...
- (LAUGHTER) - Peterloo

- These apish Jupiters... - (LAUGHTER)

..the phantasmagoria
of prophets who sit fat and idle - Peterloo

..the phantasmagoria of prophets who sit fat and idle

Let the friends of
radical reform but persevere. - Peterloo

Let the friends of radical reform but persevere.

Let us be firm and fear not
that victory will be ours. - Peterloo

Let us be firm and fear not that victory will be ours.

Our enemies will shrink - Peterloo

Our enemies will shrink

When the pimps of authority
deny a man suffrage, - Peterloo

When the pimps of authority deny a man suffrage,

What kind of people are they
to commit such atrocities? - Peterloo

What kind of people are they to commit such atrocities?

Friends, I urge you one and all
to go home to your families - Peterloo

Friends, I urge you one and all to go home to your families

Tell them: courage is
a kind of salvation. - Peterloo

Tell them: courage is a kind of salvation.

Tell them:
we have it in our power - Peterloo

Tell them: we have it in our power

For we can easily forgive a child - Peterloo

For we can easily forgive a child

The real tragedy of life - Peterloo

The real tragedy of life

(CROWD FALLS SILENT) - Peterloo

(CROWD FALLS SILENT)

And it is this feeling alone - Peterloo

And it is this feeling alone

For believe me when I say
that the distress of the people - Peterloo

For believe me when I say that the distress of the people

The object of Parliament
ought to be the general good, - Peterloo

The object of Parliament ought to be the general good,

Therefore labour,
the poor man's only property, - Peterloo

Therefore labour, the poor man's only property,

I deem it proper to inform you,
that a few weeks ago, - Peterloo

I deem it proper to inform you, that a few weeks ago,

- Aye! Hear, hear.
- With this requisition, - Peterloo

- Aye! Hear, hear. - With this requisition,

- Shame!
- Bastards! - Peterloo

- Shame! - Bastards!

If any individual
has at any time - Peterloo

If any individual has at any time

And, not content with this,
they have, as is well known, - Peterloo

And, not content with this, they have, as is well known,

- That is right.
- ..and there endure - Peterloo

- That is right. - ..and there endure

I, myself, gentlemen, have had
the distinguished honour - Peterloo

I, myself, gentlemen, have had the distinguished honour

When the recent war was over, - Peterloo

When the recent war was over,

The constitution of our country - Peterloo

The constitution of our country

Therefore, we must, openly,
and in a manner - Peterloo

Therefore, we must, openly, and in a manner

The division of the population
of the United Kingdom - Peterloo

The division of the population of the United Kingdom

Each representative
to be an inhabitant - Peterloo

Each representative to be an inhabitant

Each man to be entitled
to vote for his representative. - Peterloo

Each man to be entitled to vote for his representative.

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The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in which British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Mike Leigh

Writer: Mike Leigh

Production: Thin Man Films,Film4 Productions,BFI,Lipsync Productions

Genre: drama, history

Year: 2018

MetaScore: 66/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: $151,971

Released: 05 Apr 2019

Awards: 4 wins & 8 nominations

Homepage: https://www.peterloo.movie

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