Every Day Is Like Sunday

Every Day Is Like Sunday

2011 · 44 min · ★ 6.8 · Documentary

As we wait to see whether Rupert Murdoch will fall from power and lose control of News International, Every Day is Like Sunday tells the forgotten story of the dramatic downfall of Cecil King—the newspaper mogul who used to dominate British media in the 1960s, before Rupert Murdoch arrived.

Directed by Adam Curtis · Written by Adam Curtis

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