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.
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Cast
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Morris Carnovsky
Judge Julius J. Hoffman
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Cliff Gorman
Abbie Hoffman
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Al Freeman Jr.
Bobby Seale
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Robert Loggia
Leonard Weinglass
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Ronny Cox
Jerry Rubin
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Douglas Lambert
Tom Hayden
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Barton Heyman
David Dellinger
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Shane Rimmer
Thomas Foran
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James Patterson
William Kunstler
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Peter Jobin
Rennard C. Davis
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Christopher Burstall Director · Stuart Hood Writer Jonathan Crane Editor
First release October 4, 1970 · Produced in United Kingdom
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · October 4, 1970
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