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
Christopher Burstall, Stuart Hood
Ronny Cox
Jerry Rubin
Cliff Gorman
Abbie Hoffman
Robert Loggia
Leonard Weinglass
Al Freeman Jr.
Bobby Seale
Barton Heyman
David Dellinger
James Acheson
Morris Carnovsky
Judge Julius J. Hoffman
Douglas Lambert
Tom Hayden
Shane Rimmer
Thomas Foran
James Patterson
William Kunstler

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