The Rochdale Pioneers (2012)
1h 20m
Running Time
November 27, 2012Release Date
The Rochdale Pioneers (2012)
1h 20m
Running Time
November 27, 2012Release Date
Plot.
A film that tells the story of the birth of the co-operative movement in Rochdale in 1844.
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Details.
Release DateNovember 27, 2012
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 20m
Wiki.
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.A documentary, The Making of 'The Rochdale Pioneers', was also created to accompany the film.