Documentary · United Kingdom · 1997 · 50m

Labour's Old Romantic: A Film Portrait of Michael Foot

Director

Cast

Michael Cockerell as Self Michael Foot as Self Jill Craigie as Self Spike Milligan as Self Barbara Castle as Self Paul Foot as Self

Crew

Steve Sampson — Editor Anne Tyerman — Editor Michael Cockerell — Writer Alison Cahn — Producer

Tagline

A Film Portrait of Michael Foot

Synopsis

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 victory, and interviews with his wife, the filmmaker Jill Cragie, and some of his old colleagues and friends, including Barbara Castle, Spike Milligan and Salman Rushdie.

Key Collaborators

Alison Cahn Director Steve Sampson Editor Anne Tyerman Editor Michael Cockerell Writer Alison Cahn Producer

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