The Chicago Conspiracy Trial (1970)
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.
Director: Christopher Burstall
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Morris Carnovsky as Judge Julius J. Hoffman |
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Cliff Gorman as Abbie Hoffman |
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Al Freeman Jr. as Bobby Seale |
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Robert Loggia as Leonard Weinglass |
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Ronny Cox as Jerry Rubin |
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Douglas Lambert as Tom Hayden |
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Barton Heyman as David Dellinger |
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Shane Rimmer as Thomas Foran |
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James Patterson as William Kunstler |
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Peter Jobin as Rennard C. Davis |
| Directing | Christopher Burstall | Director |
| Writing | Christopher Burstall | Writer |
| Writing | Stuart Hood | Writer |
| Production | Christopher Burstall | Producer |
| Production | Don Homfray | Production Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | James Acheson | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Penny Norton | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | John Staple | Sound |
| Editing | Jonathan Crane | Editor |
