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The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

Christopher Burstall

1970

  • TV Movie
  • Documentary
  • Drama
6.0

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 & crew

  • Christopher BurstallDirector
  • Morris CarnovskyJudge Julius J. Hoffman
  • Cliff GormanAbbie Hoffman
  • Al Freeman Jr.Bobby Seale
  • Robert LoggiaLeonard Weinglass
  • Ronny CoxJerry Rubin
  • Douglas LambertTom Hayden
  • Barton HeymanDavid Dellinger
  • Shane RimmerThomas Foran

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