The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

The Chicago Conspiracy Trial — Plot

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.

• Release date
• October 4, 1970
• Runtime
• 150 min
• Genres
• TV Movie, Documentary, Drama
• Director
• Christopher Burstall

The Chicago Conspiracy Trial — Cast

Morris Carnovsky Judge Julius J. Hoffman Cliff Gorman Abbie Hoffman Al Freeman Jr. Bobby Seale Robert Loggia Leonard Weinglass Ronny Cox Jerry Rubin Douglas Lambert Tom Hayden Barton Heyman David Dellinger Shane Rimmer Thomas Foran