McLibel
2005 · 85 min
Documentary
★ 6.7A 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.
Crew
- Director Franny Armstrong
- Director Ken Loach
- Director of Photography Franny Armstrong
- Director of Photography Peter Armstrong
- Director of Photography Neve Cunningham
- Director of Photography Mick Duffield
Cast
- H
Helen Steel
Self
- D
Dave Morris
Self
Bruce Alexander
Richard Rampton QC
Pip Donaghy
David Walker
- I
Ian Flintoff
David Green
Oliver Ford Davies
Dr. Arnott
Richard Hope
Judge
William Hope
Guardian Newspaper Representative
- L
Linda McGuire
Today Newspaper Representative
Nick Miles
Channel 4 Representative
Fred Pearson
Sid Nicholson
Malcolm Tierney
Ed Oakley
Crew
- Director — Franny Armstrong
- Director — Ken Loach
- Director of Photography — Franny Armstrong
- Director of Photography — Peter Armstrong
- Director of Photography — Neve Cunningham
- Director of Photography — Mick Duffield
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