McLibel

Name: McLibel
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2005-05-20
Duration: 1 h 25 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Helen Steel, Dave Morris, Bruce Alexander, Pip Donaghy, Ian Flintoff

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

McLibel (2005)

1:25 (85 min)

Documentary

United Kingdom

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Actors and characters

Production

Journeyman Films Ltd.

Release date

20 May 2005

Revenue

$4 337

Director

Franny Armstrong

Composer

Chris Brierley

Producer

Franny Armstrong

All team (43)

Actors

Helen Steel

themself

Dave Morris

themself

Bruce Alexander

Richard Rampton QC

Pip Donaghy

David Walker

Ian Flintoff

David Green

Oliver Ford Davies

Dr. Arnott

Richard Hope

Judge

William Hope

Guardian Newspaper Representative

All actors and roles (10)

Short description

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.