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The Luddites
Film / 1988

The Luddites

Directed by Richard Broad
DocumentaryDramaHistory

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.

The story

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.

Cast

Steven AlveyHenry Smith Ray ArmstrongMilitia Sargent Dicken AshworthWilliam Thorpe David BecalickGeorge Meller Jim BywaterWilliam Cartwright Charles CollingwoodDavid Ricardo Jeannie CrowtherMrs Armitage David FleeshmanEnoch Taylor Stephen FrostWilliam Hinchcliffe Peter GeevesPoor Law Officer John GrahamEdward Baines Alexander JohnNarrator
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Norman MannSurgeon Anthony MilnerWilliam Horsfall Henry MoxonHome Secretary Victoria O'KeefeAnne Bamforth Stephen PetcherBen Walker Neil PhillipsJohn Bamforth Joanna Phillips-LaneMary Bamforth John RinghamJoseph Radcliffe Allan SurteesJohn Baines Raymond WitchPrison Chaplin

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