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The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

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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.

Directed byChristopher Burstall

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 30m
Language
EN
Released
October 4, 1970
Studios
BBC

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Morris Carnovsky

Morris Carnovsky

Judge Julius J. Hoffman

Cliff Gorman

Cliff Gorman

Abbie Hoffman

Al Freeman Jr.

Al Freeman Jr.

Bobby Seale

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

Leonard Weinglass

Ronny Cox

Ronny Cox

Jerry Rubin

Douglas Lambert

Douglas Lambert

Tom Hayden

Barton Heyman

Barton Heyman

David Dellinger

Shane Rimmer

Shane Rimmer

Thomas Foran

James Patterson

James Patterson

William Kunstler

Peter Jobin

Rennard C. Davis

Creative team
Directed by
Christopher Burstall
Written by
Christopher Burstall
Stuart Hood
Produced by
Christopher Burstall

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