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McLibel

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

Documentary1h 25m

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Tomatometer

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70%

Popcornmeter

6.7

TMDB

Storyline

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.

Details

DirectorsKen Loach, Franny Armstrong

ReleasedMay 20, 2005

Status

Released

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$7.2K

Parental guideNot rated

Studio

Journeyman Films Ltd.

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

Linda McGuire

Today Newspaper Representative

Nick Miles

Nick Miles

Channel 4 Representative

Fred Pearson

Fred Pearson

Sid Nicholson

Malcolm Tierney

Malcolm Tierney

Ed Oakley

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

OVID

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

6 fresh · 0 rotten

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Dennis Harvey

RTVarietyJun 16, 2005

An alarming if ultimately inspiring David-and-Goliath parable for today.

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John McMurtrie

RTSan Francisco ChronicleJun 10, 2005

A stirring and sometimes funny film.

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Scott Weinberg

RTDVDTalk.comAug 27, 2005

Everybody loves a good David & Goliath story, often doubly so when the story happens to be entirely factual and quite ironic.

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Steve Schneider

RTOrlando WeeklyJul 7, 2005

McLibel made me want to boycott McDonald's, turn vegetarian and even punch a clown or two on principle. But most of all, it restored my faith that the power to shape public discourse really rests with the people and not the PR agents.

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Information

Title

McLibel

Released

May 20, 2005

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

United Kingdom

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 25m

Status

Released

Studio

Journeyman Films Ltd.

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