The Burston Rebellion(1985)
Drama reconstructing the events of a strike by the schoolchildren of a Norfolk school in 1914, who refused to accept the dismissal of their teachers, Tom and Annie Higdon, who were both socialists.
Movie: The Burston Rebellion
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Kitty Higdon
Tom Higdon
Rev. Charles Tucker Eland
Violet Potter
Magistrate
Farmer Fowler
Peggram
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Drama reconstructing the events of a strike by the schoolchildren of a Norfolk school in 1914, who refused to accept the dismissal of their teachers, Tom and Annie Higdon, who were both socialists.
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1985-02-24
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