The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 1972
Stocker's Copper
Directed by
Jack Gold
In August 1913 a strike at a Cornish clay pit leads to Welsh police being sent to keep order. Having no other source of income, a striking miner is forced to take in one of the policemen as a lodger. They soon become friends, but escalating tension at the mine means that conflict will become inevitable.
The story
In August 1913 a strike at a Cornish clay pit leads to Welsh police being sent to keep order. Having no other source of income, a striking miner is forced to take in one of the policemen as a lodger. They soon become friends, but escalating tension at the mine means that conflict will become inevitable.
Cast
Gareth ThomasHerbert Griffin
Bryan MarshallManuel Stocker
Jane LapotaireAlice Stocker
Tony CaunterVincent
Malcolm TierneyRev. Booth Coventry
Dominic AllanGlamorgan Sergeant
William MooreEngine Man
Angela BillingStocker Child
Barry HawkenStocker Child
Harry LittlewoodClay Worker
Michael BeintCornish Supt.
Don McKillopCornish PC
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