Movie, 2005
McLibel
IMDb 6.7, 85 min, Documentary, United Kingdom
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.
Cast
20 creditedHS
Helen Steel
Self
DM
Dave Morris
Self
Bruce Alexander
Richard Rampton QC
Pip Donaghy
David Walker
IF
Ian Flintoff
David Green
Oliver Ford Davies
Dr. Arnott
Richard Hope
Judge
William Hope
Guardian Newspaper Representative
LM
Linda McGuire
Today Newspaper Representative
Nick Miles
Channel 4 Representative
Fred Pearson
Sid Nicholson
Malcolm Tierney
Ed Oakley
Details
DirectorKen Loach, Franny Armstrong
GenreDocumentary
Runtime85 min
ReleasedFri, May 20, 2005
CountryUnited Kingdom
IMDBtt0458425
