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

McLibel

6.7 / 10 6.7 2005 1h 25m

Documentary

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.

Directed by Ken Loach

CAST

The people behind the story

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Helen SteelSelf

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Dave MorrisSelf

Bruce Alexander

Bruce AlexanderRichard Rampton QC

Pip Donaghy

Pip DonaghyDavid Walker

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Ian FlintoffDavid Green

Oliver Ford Davies

Oliver Ford DaviesDr. Arnott

Richard Hope

Richard HopeJudge

William Hope

William HopeGuardian Newspaper Representative