1987
T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia
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An experimental mix of thriller and documentary exploring the scandal centred on the one-time Newcastle Council Leader, aka The Mouth of the Tyne, who was sentenced to six years imprisonment in 1974 f...
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T. Dan Smith: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Utopia
Genre: Dokumenter, Cerita Seru
An experimental mix of thriller and documentary exploring the scandal centred on the one-time Newcastle Council Leader, aka The Mouth of the Tyne, who was sentenced to six years imprisonment in 1974 for corruption. A dynamic and visionary politician, Smith collaborated closely as Amber unpicked the story of a leftwing group of ex-war resisters who took control of the city council in 1960, the socialist and civic ambitions and the betrayals; the claims of MI5 involvement, of ministerial cover-ups and the unseen role of the Privy Council. With Smith appearing as himself and filmmakers Murray Martin and Steve Trafford as two journalists, the film interrogates the interviews and archive footage, weaving them together with a fictional scandal unfolding on the streets around them…
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T. Dan Smith
As Self
Dennis Skinner
As Self
Murray Martin
As Self
Jack Johnson
As Self
Ken Skethaway
As Self
Dave Hill
As Jack Cross
Art Davies
As Councillor Alan Deal
Christopher Northey
As Jeremy Maudsley-Long
Steve Trafford
As Steve
Martin Murray
As Murray