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Winstanley

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During the 17th century a bankrupt English merchant organizes one of the first communes to be established in the Western world.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader 06/16/2022
3/4
The framing, lighting, and editing of both films show how much Brownlow absorbed from silent cinema, though this influence is much more pronounced in Winstanley... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

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11/09/2008 Amazing period film about the Diggers settlement at St George's Hill, Weybridge, Surrey. Made in 1975 not 1999 See more 10/21/2008 I liked more the documentary on the shooting of the film. See more 03/11/2008 Who knows what England would be like now if Cromwell et al had listened to Winstanley. A beautiful film about a beautiful thinker. Deserves more recognition! See more 12/17/2007 not sure if it's the same one I saw, which was made in the 70s. A really good, low tech movie, on a topic really close to my heart See more 09/02/2007 One of the best British films of the 70s, and a fine introduction to one of the greatest English political thinkers of them all. See more 02/18/2007 I did not really like this movie. See more Read all reviews
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Kevin Brownlow

Director

Miles Halliwell

Gerrard Winstanley

Jerome Willis

General Lord Fairfax

Terry Higgins

Tom Haydon

Kevin Brownlow

Writer

David Caute

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Movie Info

Synopsis During the 17th century a bankrupt English merchant organizes one of the first communes to be established in the Western world.
Director
Kevin Brownlow
Producer
Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo
Screenwriter
Kevin Brownlow, David Caute, Andrew Mollo
Production Co
BFI Production
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 19, 1976, Original
Release Date (DVD)
Feb 15, 2000
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
35mm