Winstanley (1975)

Name: Winstanley
Director: Kevin Brownlow
Released: 1975-07-04
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Miles Halliwell, Jerome Willis, Terry Higgins, Phil Oliver, David Bramley

DramaHistory

95 min

""England is not a Free People, till the Poor that have no Land, have a free allowance to dig and labour the Commons..." Gerrard Winstanley, 1649"

Plot Summary

Gerrard Winstanley is the leader of a 17th Century religious group that believes the land should be owned communally. His convictions bring him into conflict with both the state and the church.