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Winstanley Details

1975

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Starring	Miles Halliwell, Jerome Willis, Terry Higgins, Phil Oliver
Director	Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo
Genres	Drama

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Winstanley

April 1, 1649. St. Georges Hill. Surrey England. A Reformation-Era religious sect called the Diggers sets out to form a commune and till the soil on "common land," which permits grazing--but not settlement and cultivation. Led by Gerard Winstanley, theirs is a nonviolent action to reclaim land for the poor who have been dispossessed by Oliver Cromwell's recent Civil War. But the local villagers see the Diggers as a threat to their livelihood and, led by the Presbyterian parson, John Platt, take violent action to harass and burn them out.

Starring	Miles Halliwell, Jerome Willis, Terry Higgins, Phil Oliver, David Bramley
Director	Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo
Studio	BFI VIDEO
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 32 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 32 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English Blu-ray: English
Released	Production year: 1975 To Rent: DVD: 03 Aug 2009 Blu-ray: 03 Aug 2009

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- In this adaptation of David Caute's novel Comrade Jacob, the story of England's first commune - the settlement formed... read more on Time Out
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  Not a thriller
  
  A historical film in black and white, showing the trials and tribulations (and indeed misery) of that independent group 'The Diggers' during the ... read more »
  
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  An unexpected delight!
  
  What an absorbing tale... found out about The Diggers on Wikpedia before watching the film, so the events all fell into place.. What a guy was Winstanley, what ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Jan 2011 at 07:55
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  Historical interest rather than enjoyment
  
  This is an attempt to portray the post-civil war confusion and social problems in an area of Surrey. Historical details appear to be good and well researched, ... read more »
  
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  - Tadworth
  - 31 Aug 2010 at 12:08
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  Wars of religion
  
  This film is set in the middle of the 17th Century, just at the end of the Civil War. It gives a schematic historical account of the Diggers, who tried to ... read more »
  
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  A mysterious, historically accurate film, set in 1649, charting the progress of a group of impoverished men and women who form a settlement on St George's Hill in Surrey. The vision of Gerrard Winstanley is of people living together in peace as equals....

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  April 1, 1649. St. Georges Hill. Surrey England. A Reformation-Era religious sect called the Diggers sets out to form a commune and till the soil on "common land," which permits grazing--but not settlement and cultivation. Led by Gerard Winstanley, theirs is a nonviolent action to reclaim land for ...