Tony Benn
Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn was a British politician, writer, and diarist. He was a Member of Parliament for 47 years between the 1950 and 2001 general elections and a Cabinet minister in the Labour governments of Harold Wilson and James Callaghan in the 1960s and 1970s.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.152 |
| Birthday | 1925-04-03 |
| Place of Birth | Marylebone, London, England, UK |
| Also Known As | Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn, |
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...
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Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader
2015
Laissez-faire
10/1
A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments...
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Laissez-faire
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...
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Cabinet Confidential
1996
How to Be Prime Minister
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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...
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How to Be Prime Minister
2003
Trust Me - I'm a Politician
0/0
Last December's "Cheriegate" affair did little to abate the rampant public cynicism reserved for politicians - a mistrust evidenced in the turnout at...
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Trust Me - I'm a Politician
2011
Ethos
7/21
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...
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Ethos
2002
The Battle of Orgreave
0/0
Intercuts dramatic photographic stills from the clashes in 1984 with footage of the clashes re-enacted in 2001, together with moving and powerful test...
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The Battle of Orgreave
1983
News from Durham
0/0
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...
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News from Durham
2014
Tony Benn: Will and Testament
5.8/4
Tony Benn (87), the longest serving Labour MP in history, looks back over his life and career.
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Tony Benn: Will and Testament
2007
Sicko
7.4/704
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...
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Sicko
1995
Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn
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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...
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Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn
1995
Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell
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A film portrait of Former Conservative and Unionist Party Politician, Enoch Powell.
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Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell
2012
London: The Modern Babylon
6.5/21
London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.
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London: The Modern Babylon
2013
The Spirit of '45
6.1/25
How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.
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The Spirit of '45
2012
Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
6.4/7
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...
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Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford
1984
Beyond and Behind the Vote
0/0
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...
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Beyond and Behind the Vote
1997
The Scar
0/0
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...
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The Scar
2011
Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel
0/0
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...
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Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel
1999
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
0/0
Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic ch...
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Paul Robeson: Here I Stand
1983
The Red and the Blue
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Ken Loach documentary, contrasting the 1982 Labour and Conservative Party conferences.
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The Red and the Blue
1982
Shades
0/0
1999: A tower block contains youths ‘bought off’ by the government, in a climate of microchip-created endless leisure, who experience (often pornograp...
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Shades
1989
Blackpool Wakes
0/0
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...
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