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McLibel

McLibel

2005 • 85 min

6.7

24

Directors:

Franny Armstrong

•

Ken Loach

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.

Documentary

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Cast

N/A

Helen Steel

Self

N/A

Dave Morris

Self

Bruce Alexander

Bruce Alexander

Richard Rampton QC

Pip Donaghy

Pip Donaghy

David Walker

N/A

Ian Flintoff

David Green

Oliver Ford Davies

Oliver Ford Davies

Dr. Arnott

Richard Hope

Richard Hope

Judge

William Hope

William Hope

Guardian Newspaper Representative

N/A

Linda McGuire

Today Newspaper Representative

Nick Miles

Nick Miles

Channel 4 Representative

Fred Pearson

Fred Pearson

Sid Nicholson

Malcolm Tierney

Malcolm Tierney

Ed Oakley

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