Overview

Dramatically portraying the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the film reveals the conditions of virtual slavery which persisted throughout the Middle Ages, and the weaknesses of the feudal system; its oppressive tax structure, its cruelty and its social inequality

Genres

Cast

Patrick Allen

Commentator

Anthony Hopkins

Wat Tyler

Keith Skinner

Richard II

Mike Pratt

Jack Straw

Edward Fox

Sir John Newton

Guy Doleman

Mayor of London

Michael Brennan

Father

Neville Phillips

David Robb

Leslie Schofield