Movies: Tony Benn
- 2007
Sicko (2007)
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A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. "The more people you deny health insurance the more money we make" is the business model for health care...
- 2013
The Spirit of '45 (2013)
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How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society....
- 2012
London: The Modern Babylon (2012)
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London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown....
- 2012
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford (2012)
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The true life story of Margaret Rutherford (1892-1972) is in fact much more eccentric than the most famous fictional role she ever played: Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth. Rutherford's version was the very first appearance of Miss ...
- 2015
Laissez-faire (2015)
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A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives....
- 2011
Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel (2011)
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Harold Wilson and Edward Heath are two very different men equally overlooked by history, but they were the political titans of the era in which Britain changed for ever. For ten years they faced each other in the House of Commons, and swapped in and ...
- 2011
Ethos (2011)
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Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, Ethos lifts the lid on a Pandora's box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in almost every aspect of our lives; from the environment to democracy and our own personal liberty: ...
- 2001
Cabinet Confidential (2001)
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A revealing one-off documentary that provides an inside view of how Tony Blair and former prime ministers - including Harold Wilson, Margaret Thatcher and John Major - have run their cabinet, the highest decision-making body in the land. Through cand...
- 1997
The Scar (1997)
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Like many women active during the miners' strike, May Murton (Charlie Hardwick) has been left to clean up the mess. The closure of the pit, a failed marriage and the community’s disintegration have shattered both her personal and political beliefs. ...
- 2014
Tony Benn: Will and Testament (2014)
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Tony Benn (87), the longest serving Labour MP in history, looks back over his life and career....
- 1983
The Red and the Blue (1983)
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Ken Loach documentary, contrasting the 1982 Labour and Conservative Party conferences....
- 2003
Trust Me - I'm a Politician (2003)
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Last December's "Cheriegate" affair did little to abate the rampant public cynicism reserved for politicians - a mistrust evidenced in the turnout at the 2001 general election, which was the lowest for more than 80 years. In this documentary, Michael...
- 1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)
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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic champion of the rights of the poor working man, the disfranchised and people of color. He led a life i...
- 1996
How to Be Prime Minister (1996)
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It begins with cheers but almost always ends in tears. Yet, as the election looms, competition for the top job grows ever more intense. Why? The hours are terrible, money so-so, job security non-existent. On the plus side, there's free accommodation ...
- 2014
Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader (2014)
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Obituary film of the lifelong Labour politician, Tony Benn, who was an MP for over 50 years. Born the son of a viscount, Benn was elected Labour MP for Bristol South East at the age of 25, and in his political career became a champion of the working ...
- 1982
Shades (1982)
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1999: A tower block contains youths ‘bought off’ by the government, in a climate of microchip-created endless leisure, who experience (often pornographic) virtual reality-style fantasies by donning the titular ‘shades’, until a 1980s theme party (the...
- 1989
Blackpool Wakes (1989)
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From political conferences to the George Formby Society's annual bash, and Pleasure Beach to the weather, an Arena documentary on the seaside town of Blackpool and its history....
- 2002
The Battle of Orgreave (2002)
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Intercuts dramatic photographic stills from the clashes in 1984 with footage of the clashes re-enacted in 2001, together with moving and powerful testimonies, to tease out the complexities of this bitter struggle....
- 1984
Beyond and Behind the Vote (1984)
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Documentation of the 1984 Chesterfield by-election, which saw Tony Benn returned to parliament, and the early days of the Miners’ Strike which began shortly after....
- 1983
News from Durham (1983)
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Combines footage of the 100th Durham Miner's Gala held in 1983, with extracts from a miners' weekend school held two months later, to raise the central issues that were of concern to the mineworkers' union during the lead up to the national strike of...