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Bookmark this pageWinstanley (1975)
Director: Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo
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From Time Out Film Guide
In this adaptation of David Caute's novel Comrade Jacob, the story of England's first commune - the settlement formed by the Diggers, under the leadership of Gerrard Winstanley, on St George's Hill in Surrey in 1649 - is decorated with unromantic details of Cromwell's era, and edited with the emphasis one expects from Brownlow. But that's about all there is to it: over-riding solemnity crushes the sympathy that is clearly demanded for the story's characters, almost inviting a shrug. The old problem of portraying misery without being miserable yourself hasn't been solved.Author: AN
Cast & crew
Director: Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo
Producer: Kevin Brownlow, Andrew Mollo
Cast: Miles Halliwell, Jerome Willis, Terry Higgins, Phil Oliver, David Bramley, Alison Halliwell full cast
Duration: 96 mins
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