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McLibel
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.
Where to watch
OVIDAvailability by JustWatch · All options on TMDB
Cast
- Helen SteelSelf
- Dave MorrisSelf
Bruce AlexanderRichard Rampton QC
Pip DonaghyDavid Walker- Ian FlintoffDavid Green
Oliver Ford DaviesDr. Arnott
Richard HopeJudge
William HopeGuardian Newspaper Representative- Linda McGuireToday Newspaper Representative
Nick MilesChannel 4 Representative
Fred PearsonSid Nicholson
Malcolm TierneyEd Oakley
Anita AnandVoiceover- Peter ArmstrongVoiceover
Details
- Director
- Franny Armstrong, Ken Loach
- Release date
- May 20, 2005
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Box office
- $7.2K worldwide
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Journeyman Films Ltd.
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