Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
movie
Released May 16, 1987
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.
Cast
Peter Boyle
as
David Dellinger
Elliott Gould
as
Leonard Weinglass
Robert Carradine
as
Rennie Davis
Michael Lembeck
as
Abbie Hoffman
Robert Loggia
as
William M. Kunstler
Martin Sheen
as
James Marion Hunt
Brian Benben
as
Tom Hayden
Ron Rifkin
as
Allen Ginsberg
Carl Lumbly
as
Bobby Seale
Barry Miller
as
Jerry Rubin
David Opatoshu
as
Judge Julius Hoffman
Harris Yulin
as
Thomas Foran
