The March (1990 film)

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The March
GenreDrama
Written by William Nicholson
Directed by David Wheatley
Starring
Composer Richard Hartley
Production
CinematographyJohn Hooper
Running time100 minutes
Release
Original network BBC1
Original release20 May 1990 (1990-05-20) [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 the 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]

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Reception

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]

Notes

  1. BBC
  2. Caldwell, Christopher. Reflections on the Revolution in Europe New York: Doubleday, 2009. p. 7
  3. Connelly, Matthew, and Paul Kennedy. "Must It Be the Rest Against the West?" The Atlantic Monthly , Dec 1994. Retrieved 17 May 2015:


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