Directed by:
Bill DouglasCinematography:
Gale TattersallComposer:
Hans Werner HenzeCast:
Vanessa Redgrave, Freddie Jones, James Fox, Keith Allen, Imelda Staunton, Phil Davis, Lynette Curran, Alex Norton, Joanna David, Murray Melvin (more)Plots(1)
Bill Douglas' beautiful film Comrades tells the epic story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, six Dorset labourers deported to Australia in the 1830s for forming a trade union. Unfolding in the pastoral haze of Dorset and the blinding light of Australia, Douglas has created a film rich with carefully layered visual illusions and nuances. With lovely, profound performances throughout, the story - a compelling account of struggle and injustice - becomes an epic tale about history, storytelling and the way we see our world. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
![Vanessa Redgrave](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/544/162544391_8289b2.jpg)
Vanessa Redgrave
UK
Best movies:
Atonement (2007)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Blow-Up (1966)
![Freddie Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/117/159/117159952_fa26cf.jpg)
Freddie Jones
UK
Best movies:
The Elephant Man (1980)
And the Ship Sails On (1983)
The Last Butterfly (1990)
![James Fox](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269423_5b9ca1.jpg)
James Fox
UK
Best movies:
The Remains of the Day (1993)
Pavlova: A Woman for All Time (1983)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
![Keith Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267667_b40d24.jpg)
Keith Allen
UK
Best movies:
The Best of Blur (2000) (video compilation)
Trainspotting (1996)
The Others (2001)
![Imelda Staunton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/456/164456169_b6e209.png)
Imelda Staunton
UK
Best movies:
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Cranford (2007) (series)
Twelfth Night: Or What You Will (1996)
![Phil Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/456/164456212_dfde43.png)
Phil Davis
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
Lynette Curran
Australia
Best movies:
Comrades (1986)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Somersault (2004)
![Alex Norton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/616/161616175_5a8594.jpg)
Alex Norton
UK
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Les Misérables (1998)
![Joanna David](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/713/161713171_c628a8.jpg)
Joanna David
UK
Best movies:
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
House of the Dragon (2022) (series)
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington (1987) (TV movie)
![Murray Melvin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280278_2ccf4b.jpg)
Murray Melvin
UK
Best movies:
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
A Taste of Honey (1961)
John Hargreaves
Australia
Best movies:
Cry Freedom (1987)
Comrades (1986)
Hotel Sorrento (1995)
![Michael Hordern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/527/161527020_25ef13.jpg)
Michael Hordern
UK
Best movies:
Gandhi (1982)
Shogun (1980) (series)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
![Malcolm Terris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/549/158549679_796b9e.gif)
Malcolm Terris
UK
Best movies:
The Plague Dogs (1982)
Chaplin (1992)
Othello (1965)
![Robert Stephens](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/072/312/72312360_9ee19e.jpg)
Robert Stephens
UK
Best movies:
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Chaplin (1992)
Cleopatra (1963)
Sandra Voe
UK
Best movies:
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Wallander (2008) (series)
The Winter Guest (1997)
![Barbara Windsor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/579/160579812_3b0c37.jpg)
Barbara Windsor
UK
Best movies:
It Couldn't Happen Here (1987)
Comrades (1986)
The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
Arthur Dignam
Australia
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Gods and Monsters (1998)
The Duellists (1977)
Alex Mccrindle
UK
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Comrades (1986)
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
Dave Atkins
UK
Best movies:
The Sign of Four (1987) (TV movie)
Comrades (1986)
The Advocate (1993)