McLibel

McLibel

2005
1h 25m
6.7

6.7/10

24 votes • View on IMDb
Documentary

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

Overview

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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Status: Released

Revenue: $7,234

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Journeyman Films Ltd.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

political activism fast food restaurant junk food woman director

Quick Facts

Release Date May 20, 2005
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0458425
Website Visit Site

Cast

Helen Steel
Helen Steel

Self

Dave Morris
Dave Morris

Self

Bruce Alexander
Bruce Alexander

Richard Rampton QC

Pip Donaghy
Pip Donaghy

David Walker

Ian Flintoff
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
Linda McGuire

Today Newspaper Representative

Nick Miles
Nick Miles

Channel 4 Representative

Fred Pearson
Fred Pearson

Sid Nicholson

Malcolm Tierney
Malcolm Tierney

Ed Oakley

Key Crew

Peter Armstrong
Executive Producer
Franny Armstrong
Producer
Franny Armstrong
Director
Ken Loach
Director