The Luddites
Richard Broad
1988 • 51m
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.
Cast
Steven AlveyHenry Smith
Ray ArmstrongMilitia Sargent
Dicken AshworthWilliam Thorpe
David BecalickGeorge Meller
Jim BywaterWilliam Cartwright
Jeannie CrowtherMrs Armitage
Peter GeevesPoor Law Officer
John GrahamEdward Baines
Alexander JohnNarrator
Norman MannSurgeon
Henry MoxonHome Secretary