The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

  • Rated 6.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1970
  • 2h 30m
  • TV Movie
  • Documentary
  • Drama

A BBC-produced docudrama reconstructing the trial of the Chicago Eight, using courtroom transcripts as its primary source. Directed by Christopher Burstall, the film dramatizes the prosecution of anti–Vietnam War protesters charged with conspiracy and incitement, presenting the proceedings as a precise trial reenactment grounded in documented testimony rather than fictionalized narrative.

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Director
Christopher Burstall
Starring
Morris Carnovsky, Cliff Gorman, Al Freeman Jr., Robert Loggia

Cast

  • Morris Carnovsky

    Morris Carnovsky

    Judge Julius J. Hoffman

  • Cliff Gorman

    Cliff Gorman

    Abbie Hoffman

  • Al Freeman Jr.

    Al Freeman Jr.

    Bobby Seale

  • Robert Loggia

    Robert Loggia

    Leonard Weinglass

  • Ronny Cox

    Ronny Cox

    Jerry Rubin

  • Douglas Lambert

    Douglas Lambert

    Tom Hayden

  • Barton Heyman

    Barton Heyman

    David Dellinger

  • Shane Rimmer

    Shane Rimmer

    Thomas Foran

  • James Patterson

    James Patterson

    William Kunstler

  • Peter Jobin

    Rennard C. Davis

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