The Luddites (1988)
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.
- Date of release
- 1988-06-23
- Runtime
- 51m
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, History
- Director
- Richard Broad
Casting
- 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 — Narrator
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