Comrades (film)
| Comrades |
| Directed by |
Bill Douglas |
| Produced by |
Simon Relph |
| Written by |
Bill Douglas |
| Starring |
Keith Allen |
| Cinematography |
Gale Tattersall |
| Editing by |
Mick Audsley |
| Release date(s) |
1986 (1986) |
| Running time |
183 minutes |
| Country |
United Kingdom |
| Language |
English |
Comrades is a 1986 British historical drama film directed by Bill Douglas and starring an ensemble cast including James Fox, Robert Stephens and Vanessa Redgrave. It depicts the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, who were transported to Australia in the nineteenth century.[1] Parts of the film were shot in the ghost town of Tyneham in south Dorset which was taken over by the military during WWII for use as a training area and is still part of a large military range. The film was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.[2]
Cast
In credits order.
- Robin Soans as George Loveless, leader of the Tolpuddle Martyrs
- William Gaminara as James Loveless, George Loveless's younger brother
- Stephen Bateman as Old (Tom) Stanfield
- Philip Davis as Young (John) Stanfield, Old Stanfield's son
- Jeremy Flynn as James Brine
- Keith Allen as James Hammett
- Alex Norton as Lanternist, Sergeant Bell, Diorama Showman, Laughing Cavalier, Wollaston, Ranger, Tramp, Sea Captain, McCallum, Silhouettist, and Mad Photographer
- Michael Clark as Sailor
- Arthur Dignam as Fop, Hammett's master in New South Wales
- James Fox as William Norfolk, (fictitious) Governor of New South Wales
- John Hargreaves as Convict
- Michael Hordern as Mr Pitt, campaigner for the Martyrs' freedom
- Freddie Jones as Vicar of Tolpuddle
- Murray Melvin as Frampton's Clerk
- Vanessa Redgrave as Mrs Violet Carlyle, owner of a New South Wales sheep station
- Robert Stephens as James Frampton, Squire of Tolpuddle
- Barbara Windsor as Mrs Wetham, owner of a Dorchester print shop
- Imelda Staunton as Betsy Loveless, wife of George Loveless
- Katy Behean as Sarah Loveless, wife of James Loveless
- Amber Wilkinson as Hetty Loveless, daughter of George Loveless
- Patricia Healey as Mrs Brine, mother of James Brine
- Shane Downe as Joseph Brine, younger brother of James Brine
- Sandra Voe as Diana Stanfield, wife of Old Stanfield, mother of Young Stanfield
- Valerie Whittington as Elvi Stanfield, daughter of Old Stanfield, younger sister of Young Stanfield
- Harriet Doyle as Charity Stanfield, daughter of Old Tom Stanfield, younger sister of Young Stanfield
- Patrick Field as John Hammett, brother of James Hammett, the village carpenter
- Heather Page as Bridget Hammett, wife of John Hammett
- Joanna David as Mrs Frampton
- Malcolm Terris as Gentlemen Farmer #2
- Dave Atkins as Frampton's Foreman
- Alex McCrindle as Jailor
- Shane Briant as Official in New South Wales
- Lynette Curran as Prostitute in New South Wales
- Symon Parsonage as Charlie, a teenage convict
- Anna Volska as Woman in White at Auction
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