
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt
January 1, 1969•0h 30m
HistoryDramaDocumentary
Dramatically portraying the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the film reveals the conditions of virtual slavery which persisted throughout the Middle Ages, and the weaknesses of the feudal system; its oppressive tax structure, its cruelty and its social inequality
Director
John IrvinWriters
Cast

Patrick Allen
Commentator

Anthony Hopkins
Wat Tyler

Keith Skinner
Richard II
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Christopher Logue
John Ball
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David Markham
Archbishop of Sudbury

Mike Pratt
Jack Straw

Edward Fox
Sir John Newton

Guy Doleman
Mayor of London
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Norman Gay
Commissioner of Taxes

Michael Brennan
Father
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Eamonn Boyce
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Leon Collins
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Andrew Dallmeyer
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Francis Ghent
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Crawford Lyall
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Geoffrey Morris
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Shivaun O'Casey

Neville Phillips

David Robb

Leslie Schofield