
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

as Commentator

as Wat Tyler

as Richard II

as John Ball

as Archbishop of Sudbury

as Jack Straw

as Sir John Newton

as Mayor of London

as Commissioner of Taxes

as Father










