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Winstanley

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1649. With poverty and unrest sweeping England following the Civil Wars and the failure of the Levellers to secure voting rights for non-landowners, a group of impoverished people, the Diggers, form a settlement on St George's Hill in Surrey under the leadership of Gerrard Winstanley.

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Release:
1975
Running Time:
92 min
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General viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for young children
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  1. B. E. L B. E. L

    Monochrome

    10 December 2009
    Based on David Caute's 1961 novel Comrade Jacob, this docu-drama looks a little rough and ready now, but with stark monochrome beauty, and the film has a high-mindedness and an intriguing vernacular plainness appropriate to the subject, almost like the kind of film Winstanley would have made.
  2. Robert Young Robert Young

    Integrity

    01 December 2009
    A fantastic insight into the English civil war and the struggle of those who attempt to exist peacefully in the face of it. The story centres around Winstanley, who represents a peaceful set of commune dwellers who are under pressure to leave “common land”, he comes across as a gentle and intelligent man who displays powerful integrity in the face of strong disaproval.

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