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McLibel

McLibel

★ 6.7/10•2005•1h 25m•Documentary

The Postman and Gardener Who Took on McDonald's, and Won.

A deep dive into the historic 1997–2005 libel lawsuit, wherein fast-food conglomerate McDonald's sued environmental activists Helen Steel and David Morris over a critical factsheet. It became the longest trial in English legal history and a major free-speech PR disaster for the corporation.

Ken Loach · Director

Franny Armstrong · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 25m
LanguageEN
Release DateMay 20, 2005
Revenue$7,234

Actors

Helen Steel

Self

Dave Morris

Self

Bruce Alexander

Bruce Alexander

Richard Rampton QC

Pip Donaghy

Pip Donaghy

David Walker

Ian Flintoff

David Green

Oliver Ford Davies

Oliver Ford Davies

Dr. Arnott

Richard Hope

Richard Hope

Judge

William Hope

William Hope

Guardian Newspaper Representative

Linda McGuire

Today Newspaper Representative

Nick Miles

Nick Miles

Channel 4 Representative

Fred Pearson

Fred Pearson

Sid Nicholson

Malcolm Tierney

Malcolm Tierney

Ed Oakley

Anita Anand

Anita Anand

Voiceover

Peter Armstrong

Voiceover

Chris Brierley

Voiceover

Rhona Cameron

Rhona Cameron

Voiceover

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