"The Postman and Gardener Who Took on McDonald's, and Won." 20 May 2005 Factual 85 mins
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.
Watch the official McLibel 2005 trailer in HD below or find more McLibel videos on Vidimovie.
Bruce Alexander as Richard Rampton QC
Pip Donaghy as David Walker
Ian Flintoff as David Green
Oliver Ford Davies as Dr. Arnott
Richard Hope as Judge
William Hope as Guardian Newspaper Representative
Linda McGuire as Today Newspaper Representative
Nick Miles as Channel 4 Representative
Fred Pearson as Sid Nicholson
Malcolm Tierney as Ed Oakley
Anita Anand as Voiceover
Peter Armstrong as Voiceover
Chris Brierley as Voiceover
Rhona Cameron as Voiceover
Wilson Haagens as Voiceover
Simon O'Brien as Voiceover
Franny Armstrong Producer
Peter Armstrong Executive Producer
David G. Hill Editor
Gregers Sall Editor
Franny Armstrong Director
Ken Loach Director
Franny Armstrong Director of Photography
Peter Armstrong Director of Photography
Neve Cunningham Director of Photography
Mick Duffield Director of Photography
Lizzie Gillett Production Assistant
San Davey Production Assistant
Chris Brierley Original Music Composer
Neil Hipkiss Sound Mixer
David G. Hill Graphic Designer
Ian MacPherson Sound Recordist
United Kingdom 09 April 2005
United States 20 May 2005
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04 November 2005
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01 January 2005
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10 March 2005
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13 July 2005
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07 September 2005
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08 February 2005
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22 March 2005
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01 March 2005
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17 May 2005
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22 September 2005
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21 July 2005
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