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McLibel (2005)

May 20, 2005 · 1h 25m

6.7/10 TMDB user score
24 votes on TMDB

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.

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Top cast

  • 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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