Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8

Overview

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.

Details

Cast

Peter Boyle

David Dellinger

Elliott Gould

Leonard Weinglass

Robert Carradine

Rennie Davis

Michael Lembeck

Abbie Hoffman

Robert Loggia

William M. Kunstler

Martin Sheen

James Marion Hunt

Brian Benben

Tom Hayden

Ron Rifkin

Allen Ginsberg

Carl Lumbly

Bobby Seale

Barry Miller

Jerry Rubin

David Opatoshu

Judge Julius Hoffman

Harris Yulin

Thomas Foran

Robert Fieldsteel

Lee Weiner

Billy Zane

Cop

David Clennon

Richard Schultz

Val Avery

Superintendent of Police