C6670 CONSPIRACY: THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 8 (5/16/1987) [TV] (Other titles: Trial of the Chicago 8)

Credits: director/writer, Jeremy Kagan. Cast: Brian Benben, Peter Boyle, Robert Carradine. Summary: Courtroom melodrama set in Chicago in 1970. During the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, human rights demonstrations erupt in violence attracting national attention. One year later eight men are held responsible and stand trial for conspiracy and intent to riot. The Chicago 8 (, , , , , , , and ) are defended by . They turn the courtroom into a stage for their political theater

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