Tony Benn

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
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Birthday
Apr 03, 1925 (100 years old)
Death date
Mar 14, 2014

Tony Benn

Known For

Laissez-faire
1h 20m
Movie 2015

Laissez-faire

A historical perspective to understand Neoliberalism and to understand why this ideology today so profoundly influences the choices of our governments and our lives.

Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader
1h 0m
Movie 2014

Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader

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 class.

The Spirit of '45
1h 34m
Movie 2013

The Spirit of '45

How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.

Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel
1h 30m
Movie 2011

Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

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 out of Number Ten. They fought four general elections, three of which were amongst the most exciting of the century.

Ethos
1h 12m
Movie 2011

Ethos

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: From terrifying conflicts of interests in politics to unregulated corporate power, to a media in the hands of massive conglomerates, and a military industrial complex that virtually owns our representatives. With interviews from some of todays leading thinkers and source material from the finest documentary film makers of our times Ethos examines and unravels these complex relationships, and offers a solution, a simple but powerful way for you to change this system!

How to Be Prime Minister
0h 49m
Movie 1996

How to Be Prime Minister

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 in central London and probably more power over your country than any other leader in the western world. With the help of the present and previous incumbents, Michael Cockerell offers the first "how to" guide to the job of prime minister.

The Wilderness Years
0h 59m
TV Show 1995

The Wilderness Years

Documentary showing the many travails of the UK Labour Party during its long period in opposition from 1979 and through the 1980s and 1990s.

Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell
0h 50m
Movie 1995

Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell

A film portrait of Former Conservative and Unionist Party Politician, Enoch Powell.

Harold Wilson: A Life
0h 52m
Movie 1995

Harold Wilson: A Life

BBC obituary documentary written and presented by Anthony Howard. Broadcast on the day of the death of Harold Wilson, May 24th 1995.

Wasted Windfall
3h 0m
TV Show 1994

Wasted Windfall

Three part documentary series about the discovery and exploitation of North Sea oil and its political and economic consequences.

Biography

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.

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