Tony Benn

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.

  • Title: Tony Benn
  • Popularity: 1.854
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1925-04-03
  • Place of Birth: Marylebone, London, England, UK
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  • Also Known As: Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn
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Tony Benn Movies

  • 2014
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    Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader

    Tony Benn: Labour's Lost Leader

    1 2014 HD

    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...

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  • 2015
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    Laissez-faire

    Laissez-faire

    10 2015 HD

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

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  • 2001
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    Cabinet Confidential

    Cabinet Confidential

    1 2001 HD

    A revealing one-off documentary that provides an inside view of how Tony Blair and former prime ministers - including Harold Wilson, Margaret...

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  • 1996
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    How to Be Prime Minister

    How to Be Prime Minister

    1 1996 HD

    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...

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  • 2003
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    Trust Me - I'm a Politician

    Trust Me - I'm a Politician

    1 2003 HD

    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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  • 2011
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    Ethos

    Ethos

    7 2011 HD

    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...

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  • 2002
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    The Battle of Orgreave

    The Battle of Orgreave

    1 2002 HD

    Intercuts dramatic photographic stills from the clashes in 1984 with footage of the clashes re-enacted in 2001, together with moving and powerful...

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  • 1983
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    News from Durham

    News from Durham

    1 1983 HD

    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...

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  • 2007
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    Sicko

    Sicko

    7.3 2007 HD

    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...

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  • 2014
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    Tony Benn: Will and Testament

    Tony Benn: Will and Testament

    5.8 2014 HD

    Tony Benn (87), the longest serving Labour MP in history, looks back over his life and career.

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  • 1995
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    Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn

    Westminster: Behind Closed Doors with Tony Benn

    1 1995 HD

    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...

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  • 1995
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    Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell

    Odd Man Out: A Film Portrait of Enoch Powell

    1 1995 HD

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

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  • 2012
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    London: The Modern Babylon

    London: The Modern Babylon

    6.5 2012 HD

    London: The Modern Babylon is legendary director Julien Temple's epic time-traveling voyage to the heart of his hometown.

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  • 2013
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    The Spirit of '45

    The Spirit of '45

    6.1 2013 HD

    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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  • 2012
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    Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

    Truly Miss Marple: The Curious Case of Margaret Rutherford

    6.4 2012 HD

    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...

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  • 1984
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    Beyond and Behind the Vote

    Beyond and Behind the Vote

    1 1984 HD

    Documentation of the 1984 Chesterfield by-election, which saw Tony Benn returned to parliament, and the early days of the Miners’ Strike which...

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  • 1997
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    The Scar

    The Scar

    1 1997 HD

    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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  • 2011
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    Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

    Heath vs Wilson: The 10-Year Duel

    1 2011 HD

    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...

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  • 1999
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    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand

    1 1999 HD

    Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic...

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  • 1983
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    The Red and the Blue

    The Red and the Blue

    1 1983 HD

    Ken Loach documentary, contrasting the 1982 Labour and Conservative Party conferences.

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  • 1982
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    Shades

    Shades

    1 1982 HD

    1999: A tower block contains youths ‘bought off’ by the government, in a climate of microchip-created endless leisure, who experience...

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  • 1995
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    The Wilderness Years

    The Wilderness Years

    1 1995 HD

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

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  • 2002
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    Timeshift

    Timeshift

    7 2002 HD

    Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and...

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  • 2002
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    Timeshift

    Timeshift

    7 2002 HD

    Documentary series which ranges widely over Britain's social and cultural history, its narrative-led storytelling offering a richly immersive and...

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  • 1994
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    Wasted Windfall

    Wasted Windfall

    10 1994 HD

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

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  • 2005
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    Banned in the UK

    Banned in the UK

    1 2005 HD

    Four-part series demonstrating different kinds of censorship, such as censorship by the government or of art.

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  • 1979
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    Question Time

    Question Time

    4.9 1979 HD

    This topical debate series based on Any Questions? typically features politicians from at least the three major political parties as well as other...

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