Comrades
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The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.
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Cast
38 people
Robin Soans
George Loveless
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William Gaminara
James Loveless
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Stephen Bateman
Old Tom Stanfield
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Phil Davis
Young John Stanfield
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Keith Allen
James Hammett
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Jeremy Flynn
James Brine
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Alex Norton
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Robert Stephens
James Frampton
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Freddie Jones
Vicar of Tolpuddle
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Michael Hordern
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James Fox
William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales
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Vanessa Redgrave
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Atonement
Bill Douglas Director · Hans Werner Henze Composer Gale Tattersall Cinematographer
First release November 13, 1986 · Produced in United Kingdom, Australia · Production National Film Finance Corporation, Curzon Film Distributors
Production
Skreba Films
Production
National Film Finance Corporation
Production
Curzon Film Distributors
Production
David Hannay Productions
Production
Film Four International
Production
United Kingdom · Australia
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · November 13, 1986
Premiere · BFI Film Festival
United Kingdom · August 23, 1987
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
July 23, 2014 · Theatrical
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