People, Politics and Planes
Synopsis
Faced with the US and UK governments lead by Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, their collusion was far greater than Laker could have possibly imagined, most dramatically when the leaders declared the need to protect ‘national interests’. In the resulting case Reagan become the first and only sitting president to ever dismiss a Grand Jury.
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 94 mins
- Format
- Archive
- Director
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Vince Woods
- Producer
- Simon Barnes
- Co-Producer
- Vince Woods
- Executive Producer
- Marcus Searancke, Alena Walker, Steve Rogers
- Editor
- Rob Key
- Screenwriter
- Vince Woods
- Composer
- Julian Bayliss
- Principal cast
- Sir Freddie Laker
- Film Title Note
- Film title should read 'People, Politics & Planes'
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Tall Tree Entertainment and Premiere Pictures
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