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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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Dr Joseph Healey, - Peterloo

Dr Joseph Healey,

I would like to speak
in support of my friend, - Peterloo

I would like to speak in support of my friend,

We have seen with our own eyes - Peterloo

We have seen with our own eyes

All the while
feathering their own nests - Peterloo

All the while feathering their own nests

And what is
our national Parliament - Peterloo

And what is our national Parliament

The sooner
we can represent ourselves - Peterloo

The sooner we can represent ourselves

SAXTON:
We must expose the corrupters, - Peterloo

SAXTON: We must expose the corrupters,

What's to be done
to save the world, eh? - Peterloo

What's to be done to save the world, eh?

About having a voice.
Er... representation. - Peterloo

About having a voice. Er... representation.

- No, no, he means the vote.
- We know he means the vote - Peterloo

- No, no, he means the vote. - We know he means the vote

People meeting, talking,
being strong together. - Peterloo

People meeting, talking, being strong together.

Any road,
they'll never give us t'vote. - Peterloo

Any road, they'll never give us t'vote.

The men, women and children
who keep - Peterloo

The men, women and children who keep

The annals of history, - Peterloo

The annals of history,

Yet our forefathers were able
to affirm their liberties - Peterloo

Yet our forefathers were able to affirm their liberties

This was because the people
were unanimous - Peterloo

This was because the people were unanimous

They secured
the Bill of Rights of 1689. - Peterloo

They secured the Bill of Rights of 1689.

That Bill of Rights ensured
Parliament remains sovereign. - Peterloo

That Bill of Rights ensured Parliament remains sovereign.

But what good is a parliament - Peterloo

But what good is a parliament

What right does a king have
to a payout from the government - Peterloo

What right does a king have to a payout from the government

A king who has lost his senses,
if he ever had any. - Peterloo

A king who has lost his senses, if he ever had any.

And what right does our good,
gracious, illustrious - - Peterloo

And what right does our good, gracious, illustrious -

What right do these men have
with this money, - Peterloo

What right do these men have with this money,

We have a right
to present a petition - Peterloo

We have a right to present a petition

- Hear, hear.
- (APPLAUSE) - Peterloo

- Hear, hear. - (APPLAUSE)

(APPLAUSE AND CRIES OF SUPPORT) - Peterloo

(APPLAUSE AND CRIES OF SUPPORT)

(LAUGHTER) - Peterloo

And... if he ignores us, - Peterloo

And... if he ignores us,

(MUTTERING) - Peterloo

We are on the verge
of a devastating cataclysm! - Peterloo

We are on the verge of a devastating cataclysm!

The time has come to alleviate
the sufferings of the people. - Peterloo

The time has come to alleviate the sufferings of the people.

I call forth a deluge - Peterloo

I call forth a deluge

Almighty Father,
permit us to be the Noahs, - Peterloo

Almighty Father, permit us to be the Noahs,

Friends, I should like
to invite Mr John Knight - Peterloo

Friends, I should like to invite Mr John Knight

Gentlemen, I should like to
thank Mr Bagguley, - Peterloo

Gentlemen, I should like to thank Mr Bagguley,

Although I cannot
concur with the notion - Peterloo

Although I cannot concur with the notion

Nevertheless, I congratulate them - Peterloo

Nevertheless, I congratulate them

They're taking him this er...
What is it, Father? - Peterloo

They're taking him this er... What is it, Father?

Prince... thingummy
isn't going to give ha'porth - Peterloo

Prince... thingummy isn't going to give ha'porth

And then what?
He's as mad as a March hare! - Peterloo

And then what? He's as mad as a March hare!

- What, the King?
- Aye, the King and his family. - Peterloo

- What, the King? - Aye, the King and his family.

I'll tell you what they're
not doing, Nellie, - Peterloo

I'll tell you what they're not doing, Nellie,

I'll never lose hope.
Times is too hard to lose hope. - Peterloo

I'll never lose hope. Times is too hard to lose hope.

As they say,
from little acorns... - Peterloo

As they say, from little acorns...

Indeed. We must pluck
the braying bellwethers - Peterloo

Indeed. We must pluck the braying bellwethers

Three thousand fools - Peterloo

Three thousand fools

No, gentlemen. The rabble
must be awed into submission. - Peterloo

No, gentlemen. The rabble must be awed into submission.

A mere show of military might - Peterloo

A mere show of military might

"My son, fear thou
the Lord and the King, - Peterloo

"My son, fear thou the Lord and the King,

The labouring classes
are ruled by their stomachs. - Peterloo

The labouring classes are ruled by their stomachs.

Were we to
prevail upon the mill owners - Peterloo

Were we to prevail upon the mill owners

Their hunger
would be alleviated - Peterloo

Their hunger would be alleviated

A shilling this week,
two shillings next week, - Peterloo

A shilling this week, two shillings next week,

This concerns not
an extension of the franchise. - Peterloo

This concerns not an extension of the franchise.

This concerns
neither liberty nor freedom. - Peterloo

This concerns neither liberty nor freedom.

The remedy, gentlemen,
is the iron hand of the law. - Peterloo

The remedy, gentlemen, is the iron hand of the law.

Gentlemen, is this not...
a passing season... - Peterloo

Gentlemen, is this not... a passing season...

..of hot-headed intemperance,
which will run its course? - Peterloo

..of hot-headed intemperance, which will run its course?

Indeed.
But the question is this: - Peterloo

Indeed. But the question is this:

Gentlemen, I have witnessed
no evidence of arms. - Peterloo

Gentlemen, I have witnessed no evidence of arms.

You have witnessed no evidence
of arms, Chippendale. - Peterloo

You have witnessed no evidence of arms, Chippendale.

But that does not mean
that they do not bear arms. - Peterloo

But that does not mean that they do not bear arms.

Inform... or sit down. - Peterloo

Inform... or sit down.

I might remind you,
Deputy Chief Constable Nadin, - Peterloo

I might remind you, Deputy Chief Constable Nadin,

- (TAPPING ON TABLE)
- Gentlemen, - Peterloo

- (TAPPING ON TABLE) - Gentlemen,

You've just got to know
where to look for it. - Peterloo

You've just got to know where to look for it.

When might you next
visit Manchester, William? - Peterloo

When might you next visit Manchester, William?

"In all my twenty years
as a magistrate - Peterloo

"In all my twenty years as a magistrate

The trouble brewing here has
a much more frightening purpose - Peterloo

The trouble brewing here has a much more frightening purpose

What we are witnessing
on the ground - Peterloo

What we are witnessing on the ground

They will never
give up their course - Peterloo

They will never give up their course

"I am sorry...
to have to... inform you..." - Peterloo

"I am sorry... to have to... inform you..."

The resulting spark
must soon take hold, - Peterloo

The resulting spark must soon take hold,

Such gatherings, - Peterloo

Such gatherings,

These meetings, now held
brazenly and in plain sight, - Peterloo

These meetings, now held brazenly and in plain sight,

And there the rallying cry
of Bagguley - Peterloo

And there the rallying cry of Bagguley

They speak not of reform...
but of destruction. - Peterloo

They speak not of reform... but of destruction.

Oh, I humbly beseech
Your Lordship - Peterloo

Oh, I humbly beseech Your Lordship

"..of our... sweet land. - Peterloo

"..of our... sweet land.

I remain, as always, your most
humble and obedient servant, - Peterloo

I remain, as always, your most humble and obedient servant,

- The Reverend Ethelston.
- (CHUCKLES SOFTLY) - Peterloo

- The Reverend Ethelston. - (CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

"..by the ill-educated,
ungodly mob - Peterloo

"..by the ill-educated, ungodly mob

(KNOCKS GENTLY) - Peterloo

(KNOCKS GENTLY)

Bagguley?
I believe the time has come - Peterloo

Bagguley? I believe the time has come

We have given this young man
enough rope - Peterloo

We have given this young man enough rope

This plague ever spreads
throughout the land. - Peterloo

This plague ever spreads throughout the land.

Another magisterial missive
from Manchester. - Peterloo

Another magisterial missive from Manchester.

Gentlemen, may I first avow, - Peterloo

Gentlemen, may I first avow,

..immense privilege - Peterloo

..immense privilege

To be met here today in this
great metropolis of London - Peterloo

To be met here today in this great metropolis of London

Peterloo poster

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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

Also watch: Trashed, Ae Fond Kiss, The Happy Prince, Rabbit Proof Fence, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot, Wounds, Cats, Thelma, Leave No Trace, Le Brio, Once, Polaroid, The Highwaymen, Coming 2 America, Darkest Hour, Fantastic Mr Fox