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  1. Peterloo: Directed by Mike Leigh. With Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Pearce Quigley, David Moorst. The story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in which British forces attacked a peaceful pro-democracy rally in Manchester.

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    • Drama, History
    • Mike Leigh
    • 2019-04-05
  2. Peterloo (2018) Peterloo (2018) Peterloo (2018) Peterloo (2018) View more photos Movie Info Synopsis In 1819 a cavalry charge on a peaceful protest at St. Peter's Field in Manchester, England ...

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    • Mike Leigh
    • PG-13
    • Rory Kinnear
  3. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reform and protest against rising levels of poverty. Many protesters were killed and hundreds more injured, sparking a nationwide outcry, but also further government suppression. The Peterloo Massacre was a defining moment in ...

  4. 80. Written by Peter McGinn on April 5, 2020. 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 ...

  5. 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. [3][4] The film received its UK premiere on 17 October 2018, as part of the BFI London Film Festival, at ...

  6. Apr 4, 2019 · Y ou might need to be something of an English-history nut to truly love Peterloo, Mike Leigh’s somber and ambitious film about the Peterloo Massacre of 1819, in which 18 people were killed and ...

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  8. "Peterloo" vividly depicts the tragic 1819 mass gathering in Manchester, where a passionate call for democracy turned deadly. As over 60,000 peaceful protestors unite against tyranny, government forces unleash violence, igniting a fierce struggle for political justice.

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