The Chicago Conspiracy Trial (1970)
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 as Judge Julius J. Hoffman
- Cliff Gorman as Abbie Hoffman
- Al Freeman Jr. as Bobby Seale
- Robert Loggia as Leonard Weinglass
- Ronny Cox as Jerry Rubin
- Douglas Lambert as Tom Hayden
- Barton Heyman as David Dellinger
- Shane Rimmer as Thomas Foran
- James Patterson as William Kunstler
- Peter Jobin as Rennard C. Davis