
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
TV Movie · Drama
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.
Top Cast


Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle
David Dellinger
Peter Boyle
David Dellinger


Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould
Leonard Weinglass
Elliott Gould
Leonard Weinglass


Robert Carradine
Robert Carradine
Rennie Davis
Robert Carradine
Rennie Davis


Michael Lembeck
Michael Lembeck
Abbie Hoffman
Michael Lembeck
Abbie Hoffman


Robert Loggia
Robert Loggia
William M. Kunstler
Robert Loggia
William M. Kunstler


Martin Sheen
Martin Sheen
James Marion Hunt
Martin Sheen
James Marion Hunt


Brian Benben
Brian Benben
Tom Hayden
Brian Benben
Tom Hayden


Ron Rifkin
Ron Rifkin
Allen Ginsberg
Ron Rifkin
Allen Ginsberg


Carl Lumbly
Carl Lumbly
Bobby Seale
Carl Lumbly
Bobby Seale


Barry Miller
Barry Miller
Jerry Rubin
Barry Miller
Jerry Rubin
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