Winstanley

Winstanley (1975)

Gerrard Winstanley is the leader of a 17th Century religious group that believes the land should be owned communally. His convictions bring him into conflict with both the state and the church.

Data di uscita
1975-07-04
TMDB
7.3 / 10 (14)
Durata
1 h 35 min
Generi
Dramma, Storia
Regista
Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo

Cast

Curiosità

  • Basato su: Comrade Jacob

Winstanley is a 1975 British black-and-white film directed by Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo and starring Miles Halliwell and Terry Higgins. It was written by David Caute and Brownlow based on Caute's 1961 novel Comrade Jacob. It was produced by the British Film Institute Production Board, and is about social reformer and writer Gerrard Winstanley.

Production

Armour used was real armour from the 1640s, borrowed from the Tower of London. Real-life activist Sid Rawle played a Ranter (i.e. a member of one or other of several English Revolution-period anarchist-type groups).

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