The Luddites

The Luddites (1988)


  • Genre: Documentary, Drama, History
  • Release Date: 1988-06-23
  • Runtime: 0h 51min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Thames Television
  • Production Country: United Kingdom
  • Director: Richard Broad

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Summary

In 1812 there were violent disturbances in Yorkshire when new machines were introduced into the wool industry. This film is an interpretation of those events made in the style of a documentary.

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  • Steven Alvey

    as Henry Smith
  • Ray Armstrong

    as Militia Sargent
  • Dicken Ashworth

    as William Thorpe
  • David Becalick

    as George Meller
  • Jim Bywater

    as William Cartwright
  • Charles Collingwood

    as David Ricardo
  • Jeannie Crowther

    as Mrs Armitage
  • David Fleeshman

    as Enoch Taylor
  • Stephen Frost

    as William Hinchcliffe
  • Peter Geeves

    as Poor Law Officer
  • John Graham

    as Edward Baines
  • Alexander John

    as Narrator
  • Norman Mann

    as Surgeon
  • Anthony Milner

    as William Horsfall
  • Henry Moxon

    as Home Secretary
  • Victoria O'Keefe

    as Anne Bamforth
  • Stephen Petcher

    as Ben Walker
  • Neil Phillips

    as John Bamforth
  • Joanna Phillips-Lane

    as Mary Bamforth
  • John Ringham

    as Joseph Radcliffe
  • Allan Surtees

    as John Baines
  • Raymond Witch

    as Prison Chaplin
Production Taylor Downing Producer
Production Julia Lisney Casting
Crew Simon Kosoff Cinematography
Directing Richard Broad Director