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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 McLibel
McLibel is streaming in the US on OVID.
Cast
- Helen Steel as Self
- Dave Morris as Self
- Bruce Alexander as Richard Rampton QC
- Pip Donaghy as David Walker
- Ian Flintoff as David Green
- Oliver Ford Davies as Dr. Arnott
- Richard Hope as Judge
- William Hope as Guardian Newspaper Representative
- Linda McGuire as Today Newspaper Representative
- Nick Miles as Channel 4 Representative
- Fred Pearson as Sid Nicholson
- Malcolm Tierney as Ed Oakley
Details
- Director
- Franny Armstrong and Ken Loach
- Released
- May 20, 2005
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Studio
- Journeyman Films Ltd.
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 6.7 / 10 from 24 votes
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