Tony Benn Movies
- 2014
Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader
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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 fo...
- 2015
Laissez-faire
Laissez-faire102015HD
A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments...
- 2001
Cabinet Confidential
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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...
- 1996
How to Be Prime Minister
How to Be Prime Minister01996HD
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...
- 2003
Trust Me - I'm a Politician
Trust Me - I'm a Politician02003HD
Last December's "Cheriegate" affair did little to abate the rampant public cynicism reserved for politicians - a mistrust evidenced in the turnout at...
- 2011
Ethos
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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 i...
- 2002
The Battle of Orgreave
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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 test...
- 1983
News from Durham
News from Durham01983HD
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 centra...
- 2007
Sicko
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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...
- 2014
Tony Benn: Will and Testament
Tony Benn: Will and Testament5.82014HD
Tony Benn (87),the longest serving Labour MP in history, looks back over his life and career.
- 1995
Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn
Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn01995HD
To celebrate the 700th anniversary of Parliment, Tony Benn has been taking his video camera around the Palace of Westminster. He films some of the peo...
- 1995
Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell
Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell01995HD
A film portrait of Former Conservative and Unionist Party Politician, Enoch Powell.
- 2012
London: The Modern Babylon
London: The Modern Babylon6.52012HD
London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.
- 2013
The Spirit of '45
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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
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford6.42012HD
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 M...
- 1984
Beyond and Behind the Vote
Beyond and Behind the Vote01984HD
Documentation of the 1984 Chesterfield by-election, which saw Tony Benn returned to parliament, and the early days of the Miners’ Strike which began s...
- 1997
The Scar
The Scar01997HD
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...
- 2011
Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel
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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 Britai...
- 1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
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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 ch...
- 1983
The Red and the Blue
The Red and the Blue01983HD
Ken Loach documentary, contrasting the 1982 Labour and Conservative Party conferences.