The Rochdale Pioneers
| The Rochdale Pioneers | |
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| Directed by | Adam Lee Hamilton and John Montegrande |
| Written by | JS Papenbrock |
| Produced by | John Montegrande Kevin Atkinson |
| Starring | John Henshaw Robert Maxfield John McArdle |
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Running time | 57 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | <£90,000 |
The Rochdale Pioneers is a British biographical 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.