The Trial of Tony Blair
From New Labour to hard labour
Genres
Overview
Biting political satire starring Robert Lindsay as a beleaguered Tony Blair, who stubbornly refuses to see the danger he faces from a Special Tribunal on Iraq that has been set up to investigate war crimes
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
72 min
Release Date
2007-01-15
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
5
Vote Average
6.1
Robert Lindsay
Tony Blair
Phoebe Nicholls
Cherie Blair
Peter Mullan
Gordon Brown
Alexander Armstrong
David Cameron
Claire Skinner
Nicky
Adrian Scarborough
Simon
Sophie Winkleman
Fiona
Tom Burke
Book Publisher
Mark Bonnar
Tommy
Guy Henry
UN Ambassador
John Woodvine
Judge
John Nicolson
Newsreader
Kyl Messios
Taxi Driver 1
Paul Kemp
Taxi Driver 2
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8.1
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8.0
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8.0
Judgment at Nuremberg
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7.4
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8.0
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7.2
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6.5
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6.8
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5.6
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6.1
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7.2
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5.1
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6.5
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7.2
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6.8
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4.8
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7.0
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6.6
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