The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
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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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
Peter Jobin
Rennard C. Davis
Additional Information
Director
Christopher Burstall
Production
BBC
Status
Released
Language
EN