| Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Jeremy Kagan |
| Directed by | Jeremy Kagan |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Arthur B. Rubinstein |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ron Sossi |
| Producers | Jeremy Kagan Max A. Keller Micheline Keller |
| Cinematography | Frederick Elmes |
| Editor | Michael Jablow |
| Running time | 118 minutes |
| Production company | HBO Showcase |
| Original release | |
| Network | HBO |
| Release | May 16, 1987 |
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Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 is a 1987 HBO original courtroom drama made for television and directed, written and produced by Jeremy Kagan.[1] The film tells the story of the 1969-70 trial of the Chicago Eight (later known as the Chicago Seven), and is adapted from the trial transcripts and a play The Chicago Conspiracy Trial by Ron Sossi and Frank Condon.[2][3]
Jason Bailey wrote for The New York Times that "the attorneys, defendants and judge address the camera as if it were the jury; all of the dialogue is drawn from the original transcripts and, aside from superimposed flashes of archival footage and brief interview snippets from the real participants, all of the action is confined to the courtroom."[3]
- ^ "Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago Eight". Keller Entertainment Group. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ Beale, Lewis (February 15, 1987). "Disorder in the Court: HBO Movie Re-Creates Raucous Chicago 7 Trial". The Chicago Tribune.
- ^ a b Bailey, Jason (October 20, 2020). "The Chicago 7 Trial Onscreen: An Interpretation for Every Era". The New York Times.