The Chicago Conspiracy Trial

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.

6

150 min

Cast

Morris Carnovsky

Cliff Gorman

Al Freeman Jr.

Robert Loggia

Ronny Cox

Barton Heyman

Shane Rimmer

Douglas Lambert

Peter Jobin

James Patterson

Director

Christopher Burstall