The Chicago Conspiracy Trial
movie
View on VideBits →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 & crew
Al Freeman Jr. · Barton Heyman · Cliff Gorman · Douglas Lambert · James Patterson · Morris Carnovsky · Peter Jobin · Robert Loggia · Ronny Cox · Shane Rimmer · Christopher Burstall · Stuart Hood