Tony Benn: Will and Testament

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Tony Benn: Will and Testament

2014

Documentary

Biography

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The life and career of the former labor minister.

Kate Muir

Times (UK)

Whatever your opinion of Tony Benn, Will and Testament is a delightful and ultimately moving portrait.

Rated: 4/5

Oct 3, 2014

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David Jenkins

Little White Lies

Tony Benn gets a personal and political whitewash from this fawning documentary.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 3, 2014

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

As an alternative form of memoir, the film serves its purpose, but you're left reflecting how incredibly un-Benn-like the whole thing is: respectful, nostalgic, keen to leave cages un-rattled.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 3, 2014

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D.W. Mault

CineVue

The question that Kite never answers is who is this film for? Anyone familiar with Benn may well feel short-changed, whilst anyone unaware of the man's importance will learn precious little, so lacking is it contextually.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 3, 2019

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Amber Wilkinson

Eye for Film

Like a family scrapbook - Benn himself approved the final cut - what is contained here is carefully curated, chosen to represent in a certain way but thanks to Benn's unnerring conviction, is no less fascinating for that.

Rated: 3.5/5

May 18, 2015

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Graham Young

Birmingham Mail

Politics has rarely felt this human.

Rated: 5/5

Oct 10, 2014

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I don't think this film did justice to the life and work of such a great man... But then it's hard to cram such an extraordinary life time in to just under 90 minutes.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Audience Member

The perfect way to remember Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn a moving film about Life, Love & Belief.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Audience Member

As critical of Blair as he is of Thatcher. Whatever your political leaning, this is worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Director

Tony Benn

Actor

Skip Kite

Writer

Jacqueline Jean-Louis

Executive Producer

Skip Kite

Producer

Michel Duvoisin

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Synopsis

The life and career of the former labor minister.

Director: Skip Kite
Producer: Skip Kite
Screenwriter: Skip Kite
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: British English