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Apr 5, 2019 · 10 Videos. 88 Photos. Drama History. The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in which British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester. Director. Mike Leigh. Writer. Mike Leigh. Stars. Rory Kinnear. Maxine Peake. Neil Bell. See production info at IMDbPro. STREAMING. Add to Watchlist. Added by 19.6K users. 109 User reviews.
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- 2019-04-05
Included with your Prime membership. 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 cavalry charged into a peaceful crowd of 60,000 that gathered in Manchester, England to demand democratic reform.
Peterloo is a 2018 British historical drama, written and directed by Mike Leigh, based on the Peterloo Massacre of 1819. The film was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival.