Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
1987A 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.
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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
Robert Fieldsteel
as Lee Weiner
Billy Zane
as Cop
David Clennon
as Richard Schultz
Val Avery
as Superintendent of Police