Youssoupoff v MGM [1934] 50 TLR 581
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United Kingdom
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Updated 2024-01-04 07:03:39 UTC
Plaintiff sued Defendant for a film in which Defendant claimed that Plaintiff had slept with Rasputin.
CA found for Plaintiff.
Slesser LJ
Films can defame as well as literature that is published.
The combination of photographic material and speech = permanent matter.
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