The March | |
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Genre | Drama |
Written by | William Nicholson |
Directed by | David Wheatley |
Starring |
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Composer | Richard Hartley |
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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]