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Comrades

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The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign to receive fair wages.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1987-08-23

Runtime: 183 mins

Director: Bill Douglas

Writer: Bill Douglas

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama, History

Original title: Comrades

Production Companies: Skreba Films, National Film Finance Corporation (NFFC), Curzon Film Distributors, David Hannay Productions, Film4 Productions

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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