Movie: Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

Top 10 Billed Cast

Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle

David Dellinger

Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould

Leonard Weinglass

Robert Carradine
Robert Carradine

Rennie Davis

Michael Lembeck
Michael Lembeck

Abbie Hoffman

Robert Loggia
Robert Loggia

William M. Kunstler

Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen

James Marion Hunt

Brian Benben
Brian Benben

Tom Hayden

Ron Rifkin
Ron Rifkin

Allen Ginsberg

Carl Lumbly
Carl Lumbly

Bobby Seale

Barry Miller
Barry Miller

Jerry Rubin

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1987-05-16

  • Average

    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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    English
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