Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Release: 1987-05-16
·Runtime: 118m
·★ 6.5
TV Movie
Drama
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Inter Planetary Productions
Cast
Brian Benben
as Tom Hayden
Robert Fieldsteel
as Lee Weiner
David Clennon
as Richard Schultz
Val Avery
as Superintendent of Police
Harris Yulin
as Thomas Foran
Robert Loggia
as William M. Kunstler
Ron Rifkin
as Allen Ginsberg
Carl Lumbly
as Bobby Seale
Billy Zane
as Cop
Peter Boyle
as David Dellinger
Elliott Gould
as Leonard Weinglass
Robert Carradine
as Rennie Davis
Michael Lembeck
as Abbie Hoffman
Martin Sheen
as James Marion Hunt
Barry Miller
as Jerry Rubin
David Opatoshu
as Judge Julius Hoffman
