Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987)
- Director(s):
- Jeremy Kagan
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The docudrama Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8, relates the story of the trial that resulted from the riots that broke out in Chicago during the 1968 Democratic Convention. The majority of the dialogue has been taken directly from court records and archival footage. Michael Lembeck plays the boisterous prankster Abbie Hoffman, who was certainly the most entertaining of the defendants. The main victim of his pranks is Judge Hoffman (David Opatoshu), whose stoic attitude is constantly challenged by the outrageous behavior of the defendants. The cast includes Barry Miller as Jerry Rubin, Robert Carradine as Rennie Davis, Robert Loggia as defense attorney William Hunstler, and other famous politically active actors like Peter Boyle and Martin Sheen. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Brian Benben - Tom Hayden
- David Clennon - Richard Schultz
- Elliott Gould - Leonard Weinglass
- Michael Lembeck - Abbie Hoffman
- Barry Miller - Jerry Rubin
- Ron Rifkin - Allen Ginsberg
- Peter Boyle - David Dellinger
- Carl Lumbly - Bobby Seale
- Robert Carradine - Rennie Davis
- Robert Fieldsteel - Lee Weiner
- David Kagen - John Froines
- Robert Loggia - William M. Kunstler
- David Opatoshu - Judge Julius Hoffman
- Harris Yulin - Thomas Foran
- Martin Sheen - James Marion Hunt
- Director(s):
- Jeremy Kagan
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