The Chicago Conspiracy Trial (1970)
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.
- Date of release
- 1970-10-04
- TMDB
- 6.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Genres
- TV Movie, Documentary, Drama
- Director
- Christopher Burstall
Casting
- 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
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