McLibel(2005)
movie - first aired/released 2005-05-20 - 85 min - audience 6.7
Documentary
Directed by Franny Armstrong, Ken Loach
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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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
- Chris BrierleyVoiceover
Rhona CameronVoiceover- Wilson HaagensVoiceover
- Frank HutsonVoiceover
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Simon O'BrienVoiceover- Alfie ThomasVoiceover
- Louise WallisVoiceover
- T. Colin CampbellSelf - Professor Campbell
- Fran TillerSelf - Former Police Investigator
Keir StarmerSelf - Barrister- Eric SchlosserSelf - Author of "Fast Food Nation"
- Stephen GardnerSelf - Assistant Attorney General
- Paul PrestonSelf - McDonald's UK President
- Sue DibbSelf - The Food Commission
Geoffrey GiulianoSelf - Former Ronald McDonald- Charles SecrettSelf - Friends of the Earth
- Charles O'LearySelf - McSpotlight
- Sarah InglisSelf - McDonald's Worker
- Dan GallinSelf - Intl Union of Food Workers
Howard LymanSelf - Former Cattle Rancher
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