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McLibel

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

6.720051h 25m
Documentary

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.

Directed by Franny Armstrong

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

Curated

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