The Rochdale Pioneers
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The Rochdale Pioneers is a British biographical feature film, released in 2012, that tells the story of the foundation of the first successful cooperative retail store by working class members of the Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers, in 1844. This came at a time of chronic unemployment, poverty, hunger and social inequality, and it was met with prejudice and opposition.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
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Directed by | Adam Lee Hamilton and John Montegrande |
Written by | JS Papenbrock |
Produced by | John Montegrande and Kevin Atkinson |
Starring | John Henshaw, Robert Maxfield and John McArdle |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Budget | Less than £90,000 |
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A documentary, The Making of 'The Rochdale Pioneers', was also created to accompany the film.