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Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
McLibel is the inside story of the postman and the gardener who took on the McDonald's Corporation. Filmed over three years... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (Complete credited cast)
Helen Steel ... Herself
Dave Morris ... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bruce Alexander ... Richard Rampton QC
Peter Armstrong ... Voiceovers (voice)
Anita Arnaud ... Voiceovers (voice)
Chris Brierley ... Voiceovers (voice)
Rhona Cameron ... Voiceovers (voice)
T. Colin Campbell ... Himself (as Professor Campbell)
Sue Dibb ... Herself
Pip Donaghy ... David Walker
Ian Flintoff ... David Green
Oliver Ford Davies ... Dr. Arnott
Dan Gallin ... Himself
Stephen Gardner ... Himself
Geoff Guiliano ... Himself
Wilson Haagens ... Voiceovers (voice)

Richard Hope ... Judge

William Hope ... Guardian Newspapers Representative
Frank Hutson ... Voiceovers (voice)
Veronika Hyks ... Narrator (1998 version only)
Sarah Inglis ... Herself
Howard Lyman ... Himself

Linda McGuire ... Today Newspaper Representative (as Linda McQuire)
Nick Miles ... Channel 4 Representative
Charlie Morris ... Himself
Simon O'Brien ... Voiceovers (voice)
Charles O'Leary ... Himself
Fred Pearson ... Sid Nicholson
Paul Preston ... Himself
Eric Schlosser ... Himself
Charles Secrett ... Himself
Keir Starmer ... Himself
Alfie Thomas ... Voiceovers (voice)
Malcolm Tierney ... Ed Oakley
Fran Tiller ... Herself
Louise Wallis ... Voiceovers (voice)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
85 min (2005 updated version) | UK:53 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
UK:E
Filming Locations:
London, England, UK
Company:
Spanner Films more

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The film has been updated, 16 April 2005
8/10
Author: LFTSmith from United Kingdom

I watched this film on BBC4 this week. It ran for 83 minutes (approx) and was dated 2005. It has been updated to include the victory over the UK Government in the European Court of Human rights, which further added to the strain on the two defendants.

Since this judgement has changed the status of the notorious UK libel laws, the film will be of wider interest than to just those interested in the McDonalds aspect (and will open the way for less timidity in comment in the UK in the future). My wife was reluctant to watch the program but became enthralled by it as a court drama in the Law & Order mode. It showed a major victory of the little man over Big Government and rapacious multinationals that would do Frank Capra or Michael Moore proud.

It was a riveting experience.

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