Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

118 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 16, 1987

A made-for-cable-TV docudrama about the trial of the men accused of conspiring to cause protesters to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Combines in an innovative manner dramatic recreations (largely faithful to the actual trial transcripts) with documentary footage and interviews with the actual defendants.

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

118 mins | Drama, TV Movie | May 16, 1987

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
A made-for-cable-TV docudrama about the trial of the men accused of conspiring to cause protesters to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Combines in an innovative manner dramatic recreations (largely faithful to the actual trial transcripts) with documentary footage and interviews with the actual defendants.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Inter Planetary Productions
Original title Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Directors Jeremy Kagan
Writers Jeremy Kagan

Cast

Peter Boyle

as David Dellinger

Elliott Gould

as Leonard Weinglass

Robert Carradine

as Rennie Davis

Michael Lembeck

as Abbie Hoffman

Robert Loggia

as William M. Kunstler

Martin Sheen

as James Marion Hunt

Brian Benben

as Tom Hayden

Ron Rifkin

as Allen Ginsberg

Carl Lumbly

as Bobby Seale

Barry Miller

as Jerry Rubin

David Opatoshu

as Judge Julius Hoffman

Harris Yulin

as Thomas Foran

Robert Fieldsteel

as Lee Weiner

Billy Zane

as Cop

David Clennon

as Richard Schultz