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Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987)

1h 58m | PG-13

⭐ 6.5 / 10

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.

Director: Jeremy Kagan

Studio: Inter Planetary Productions

Genre: TV Movie, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Peter Boyle

Peter Boyle

as David Dellinger

Elliott Gould

Elliott Gould

as Leonard Weinglass

Robert Carradine

Robert Carradine

as Rennie Davis

Michael Lembeck

Michael Lembeck

as Abbie Hoffman

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

as William M. Kunstler

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

as James Marion Hunt