
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
Cast
Commentator
Wat Tyler
Richard II
John Ball
Archbishop of Sudbury
Jack Straw
Sir John Newton
Mayor of London
Commissioner of Taxes
Father