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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.
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
Sep 6, 2018 · A new film about the tragedy is ‘purest Mike Leigh in the best sense’ and ‘should resonate in the present, writes critic Caryn James.
Apr 16, 2015 · His new film, just announced, will be Peterloo, a first cinematic telling of Manchester's notorious Peterloo Massacre in 1819, an event writ large in the nation’s social history.
Apr 4, 2019 · Mike Leigh discusses “Peterloo,” his new film about the history behind the 1819 Peterloo Massacre in Manchester.
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Jul 26, 2018 · This is what Mike Leigh’s film about the Peterloo Massacre will look like. The first trailer for Peterloo, which tells the story of one of the bloodiest days in the city’s history, has been...
Nov 2, 2018 · A new movie from filmmaker Mike Leigh, out Friday in the U.K., takes on the story of the Peterloo Massacre — but how much does the movie stick to the complicated history? Here’s what to know: Was...
