Michael Foot

Michael Foot

Michael Foot was a British politician and served as the leader of the Labour Party from 1980-1983. He was a pacifist and a supporter of CND who studied philosophy at Wadham College, Oxford. As a documentary screenwriter for the war effort in the 1940s, he worked alongside Frank Owen under the joint pseudonym of Michael Frank and was known for Young Veteran (1940), Yellow Caesar (1941). He was married to documentary filmmaker Jill Craigie.

  • Title: Michael Foot
  • Popularity: 0.619
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1913-07-23
  • Place of Birth: Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
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Michael Foot Movies

  • 1997
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    Labour's Old Romantic
    Labour's Old Romantic

    1 1997 HD

    A profile of Michael Foot, the former leader of the Labour Party, which included footage of him on the night of Tony Blair’s historic 1997...

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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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  • 2007
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    From Beaconsfield to Baghdad
    From Beaconsfield to Baghdad

    1 2007 HD

    Parliamentary correspondent Robert Orchard reviews the highs and lows of Tony Blair's tumultuous relationship with Parliament.

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  • 1995
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    Two Hours from London
    Two Hours from London

    1 1995 HD

    Documentary about the outbreak of the war in former Yugoslavia that calls on the leaders of Europe to come to the aid of the stricken country.

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  • 1940
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    Young Veteran
    Young Veteran

    1 1940 HD

    The first months of WWII as experienced by the new young recruits - the 'young Berts' - of the British Army.

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  • 2020
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    Independent Miss Craigie
    Independent Miss Craigie

    8 2020 HD

    Some time after her death, film director Jill Craigie (1911- 99), re-opens an old suitcase, prompting memories of the extraordinary life and loves of...

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  • 1981
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    Rough Justice
    Rough Justice

    1 1981 HD

    Portrait of a fractious Welsh village near Merthyr Tydfil. Life in the valley isn't what it was, there's no pit in Deri now, but the humour survives,...

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  • 2004
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    In Search of Tony Blair
    In Search of Tony Blair

    1 2004 HD

    Ten years after he stepped to power as Labour leader, Tony Blair remains a national enigma. His persona as a fresh-faced idealist and man of the...

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  • 1941
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    Yellow Caesar
    Yellow Caesar

    5.8 1941 HD

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  • 1940
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    Young Veteran
    Young Veteran

    1 1940 HD

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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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  • 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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