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.

Cast

Morris Carnovsky

Morris Carnovsky

as Judge Julius J. Hoffman

Cliff Gorman

Cliff Gorman

as Abbie Hoffman

Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

as Bobby Seale

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

as Leonard Weinglass

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

as Jerry Rubin

Douglas Lambert

Douglas Lambert

as Tom Hayden

Barton Heyman

Barton Heyman

as David Dellinger

Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer

as Thomas Foran

James Patterson

James Patterson

as William Kunstler

Peter Jobin

Peter Jobin

as Rennard C. Davis

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