
The Luddites
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
51 min
Release Date
1988-06-23
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
0
Vote Average
0
Steven Alvey
Henry Smith
Ray Armstrong
Militia Sargent
Dicken Ashworth
William Thorpe
David Becalick
George Meller
Jim Bywater
William Cartwright
Charles Collingwood
David Ricardo
Jeannie Crowther
Mrs Armitage
David Fleeshman
Enoch Taylor
Stephen Frost
William Hinchcliffe
Peter Geeves
Poor Law Officer
John Graham
Edward Baines
Alexander John
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Norman Mann
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William Horsfall
Henry Moxon
Home Secretary
Victoria O'Keefe
Anne Bamforth
Stephen Petcher
Ben Walker
Neil Phillips
John Bamforth
Joanna Phillips-Lane
Mary Bamforth
John Ringham
Joseph Radcliffe
Allan Surtees
John Baines
Raymond Witch
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