The Uprising (2026)
Rise or die.
- Released
- Runtime 2h 8m
- Director Paul Greengrass
- Genres Action Drama History
- Rating 7.2/10 (10 votes)
Synopsis
As war and plague devastate 14th-century England, a humble peasant ignites a rebellion, uniting an army of commoners to defy the King’s might in a desperate fight for justice and survival.
Cast
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Andrew Garfield
as Ploughman
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Jamie Bell
as John Ball
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Stephen Dillane
as Simon Sudbury
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Tom Hollander
as Sir Robert Hales
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Cosmo Jarvis
as Wat Tyler
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Thomasin McKenzie
as Alyce
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Jonny Lee Miller
as William Walworth
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Woody Norman
as King Richard II of England
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Katherine Waterston
as Joan of Kent
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Stanley Townsend
as Robert Bealknap
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Sky Yang
as Scribe
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Dónal Finn
as Village Priest
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Charly Kuschel
as The King's Scribe
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Gerald Tyler
as Thomas Beauchamp, 12th Earl of Warwick
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Simon Kunz
as Sir John Newton
- Mark Redhead as Lord Peterborough
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Sam Chapman
as Tax Collector
- Scout Worsley as Tithe Barn Daughter
Crew
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Paul Greengrass
Director
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Pål Ulvik Rokseth
Director of Photography
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William Goldenberg
Editor
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Volker Bertelmann
Original Music Composer
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Jason Blum
Producer
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Paul Greengrass
Producer
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Gregory Goodman
Producer
- Joanna Kaye Producer
- Lars Sylvest Producer
- Joe Neurauter Producer
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Paul Greengrass
Writer
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