The Chicago Conspiracy Trial (1970)

6.0/10 • 150 min • TV Movie Documentary Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Morris Carnovsky

Judge Julius J. Hoffman

Cliff Gorman

Abbie Hoffman

Al Freeman Jr.

Bobby Seale

Robert Loggia

Leonard Weinglass

Ronny Cox

Jerry Rubin

Douglas Lambert

Tom Hayden

Barton Heyman

David Dellinger

Shane Rimmer

Thomas Foran

James Patterson

William Kunstler

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