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The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

★ 6.0/10•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.

Christopher Burstall · Director

Christopher Burstall · Writer

Stuart Hood · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 30m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 4, 1970

Actors

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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