Movie Description
The Luddites
(1988)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Richard Broad
- Producer : Taylor Downing
- Cast : Steven Alvey,Ray Armstrong,Dicken Ashworth,David Becalick,Jim Bywater,Charles Collingwood,Jeannie Crowther,David Fleeshman,Stephen Frost,Peter Geeves,John Graham,Alexander John,Norman Mann,Anthony Milner,Henry Moxon,Victoria O'Keefe,Stephen Petcher,Neil Phillips,Joanna Phillips-Lane,John Ringham,Allan Surtees,Raymond Witch
Cast
Henry Smith
Militia Sargent
William Thorpe
George Meller
William Cartwright
David Ricardo
Mrs Armitage
Enoch Taylor
William Hinchcliffe
Poor Law Officer
Edward Baines
Narrator
Surgeon
William Horsfall
Home Secretary
Anne Bamforth
Ben Walker
John Bamforth
Mary Bamforth
Joseph Radcliffe
John Baines
Prison Chaplin
Posters
Facts
Original TitleThe Luddites
Status Released
Release Information
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1988-06-23
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 51m
Production CompaniesThames Television
Genres
- Documentary
- Drama
- History
