Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

Overview

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

Directed by John Irvin

Top cast

Patrick Allen

Commentator

Anthony Hopkins

Wat Tyler

Keith Skinner

Richard II

C

Christopher Logue

John Ball

D

David Markham

Archbishop of Sudbury

Mike Pratt

Jack Straw

Edward Fox

Sir John Newton

Guy Doleman

Mayor of London

N

Norman Gay

Commissioner of Taxes

Michael Brennan

Father

E

Eamonn Boyce

L

Leon Collins

A

Andrew Dallmeyer

F

Francis Ghent

C

Crawford Lyall

G

Geoffrey Morris

S

Shivaun O'Casey

Neville Phillips

David Robb

Leslie Schofield

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