The Luddites
7.4
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.
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Cast
22 people
Steven Alvey
Henry Smith
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William Thorpe
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David Becalick
George Meller
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Jim Bywater
William Cartwright
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Charles Collingwood
David Ricardo
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Jeannie Crowther
Mrs Armitage
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David Fleeshman
Enoch Taylor
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Stephen Frost
William Hinchcliffe
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Peter Geeves
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John Graham
Edward Baines
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Alexander John
Narrator
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Richard Broad Director
First release June 23, 1988 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
Thames Television
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · June 23, 1988
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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