| The March | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama | 
| Written by | William Nicholson | 
| Directed by | David Wheatley | 
| Starring | 
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| Composer | Richard Hartley | 
| Production | |
| Cinematography | John Hooper | 
| Running time | 100 minutes | 
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC1 | 
| Release | 20 May 1990 [1] | 
The March is a 1990 British drama film directed by David Wheatley that was originally aired by BBC1 for "One World Week". The plot concerns a charismatic Muslim leader from Sudan who leads 250,000 Africans on a 3,000-mile march towards Europe with the slogan "We are poor because you are rich." [2]
The film's production resulted in complaints from French author Jean Raspail, alleging similarities to his 1973 novel, The Camp of the Saints . However, the film's producers said they had no knowledge of Raspail's novel when they began their project. [3]