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.
- Released
- 1988-06-23
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, History
- Runtime
- 51 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Richard Broad
Cast
- Steven Alvey as Henry Smith
- Ray Armstrong as Militia Sargent
- Dicken Ashworth as William Thorpe
- David Becalick as George Meller
- Jim Bywater as William Cartwright
- Charles Collingwood as David Ricardo
- Jeannie Crowther as Mrs Armitage
- David Fleeshman as Enoch Taylor
- Stephen Frost as William Hinchcliffe
- Peter Geeves as Poor Law Officer
- John Graham as Edward Baines
- Alexander John as Narrator
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