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Winstanley is a 1975 British black-and-white film about social reformer and writer Gerrard Winstanley. It was made by Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo (creators of It Happened Here) and based on the 1961 David Caute novel Comrade Jacob.
Winstanley details the story of the 17th-century social reformer and writer Gerrard Winstanley, who, along with a small band of followers known as the Diggers, tried to establish a self-sufficient farming community on common land at St George's Hill ("Diggers' Hill") near Cobham, Surrey.
- 96 min
Winstanley: Directed by Kevin Brownlow. With Miles Halliwell, Jerome Willis, Terry Higgins, Phil Oliver. Winstanley explores the attempt by Gerrard Winstanley who formed 'The Diggers' and with a group of followers attempted to form a small farming community in one of the first proto-Communist attempts at collective agriculture.
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- Biography, Drama, War
- Kevin Brownlow
- 1975
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Directed by Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo, this film tells the story of the 17th-century English radical Gerrard Winstanley and his followers, known as the Diggers, who believed in communal land ownership and aimed to create an egalitarian society.
- (377)
- Miles Halliwell, Jerome Willis, Terry Higgins
- Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo
Gerrard Winstanley is the leader of a 17th Century religious group that believes the land should be owned communally. His convictions bring him into conflict with both the state and the church.
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