TV MovieDocumentaryDrama
The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
User Score1 votes
60%6.0/10
Release1970→
Runtime2H 30M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
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.
Principal Cast8

Morris Carnovsky

Cliff Gorman

Al Freeman Jr.

Robert Loggia

Ronny Cox

Barton Heyman

Shane Rimmer

Douglas Lambert
Media1
Posters
Director
Christopher Burstall
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Countries:United Kingdom
Production:BBC










