Winstanley

Synopsis: A story set during the period of the civil wars in England, telling of the commune of ‘Diggers’ set up in 1649 on St George’s Hill in Surrey under the leadership of the visionary Gerrard Winstanley. Adapted from the novel ‘Comrade Jacob’ by David Caute and the writings of Gerrard Winstanley.

DVD extras include: IT HAPPENED HERE AGAIN (Mival, 1976); New 39 min interview with Kevin Brownlow and Andrew Mollo; Booklet written by Marina Lewycka; Kevin Brownlow’s short film about the last Glasgow Tram.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 1975
Notes: Reviewed by Nick Hiley in ‘Viewfinder’ 34 (11/98), p26.
The tape includes Eric Mival’s documentary on the making of the film, IT HAPPENED HERE AGAIN.
Documentation: Related article, ‘Kevin Brownlow’s Historical Films: It Happened Here (1965) and Winstanley (1975)', by John C Tibbetts, in ‘Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television’, Vol 20, No 2 (2000), pp227-251.
Subjects: History; Politics & government
Keywords: communal living; history of the 17th century; political movements; social history; socialism; self sufficiency; agricultural history

Director

Andrew Mollo; Kevin Brownlow

Producer

Andrew Mollo; Kevin Brownlow

Writer

David Caute; Gerrard Winstanley

Contributor

Eric Mival

Cast

Sid Rawle
Stanley Reed

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