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McLibel (2005)

McLibel (2005)

Documentary

The Postman and Gardener Who Took on McDonald's, and Won.

Release Date: 2005, May 20
Directors: Ken Loach, Franny Armstrong
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Journeyman Films Ltd.
Cast: T. Colin Campbell, Oliver Ford Davies, Bruce Alexander, Richard Hope, Pip Donaghy, Jeremy Corbyn, Mike Love, Veronika Hyks, Ian Flintoff, Michael Mansfield QC

Overview:

McLibel is a documentary film directed by Franny Armstrong for Spanner Films about the McLibel case. The film was first completed, as a 52 minute television version, in 1997, after the conclusion of the original McLibel trial. It was then re-edited to 85 minute feature length in 2005, after the McLibel defendants took their case to the European Court of Human Rights.

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