TV Movie Documentary Drama
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.
Directed by
Christopher Burstall
Written by
Stuart Hood, Christopher Burstall
Robert Loggia
Ronny Cox
Al Freeman Jr.
Cliff Gorman
Shane Rimmer
Barton Heyman
James Acheson
James Patterson
Douglas Lambert
Morris Carnovsky

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