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The Trial of the Chicago 7
What was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned into a violent clash with the police. What followed was one of the most notorious trials in history.
2020 · Directed by Aaron Sorkin · 130 min · Drama · History · 11 frames
Tagline
In 1968, democracy refused to back down.
Crew
- Written by: Aaron Sorkin
- Cinematography: Phedon Papamichael
- Edited by: Alan Baumgarten
- Music: Daniel Pemberton
- Production design: Shane Valentino
- Produced by: Marc Platt, Stuart M. Besser, Matt Jackson, Tyler Thompson
Cast
- Eddie Redmayne as Tom Hayden
- Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman
- Mark Rylance as William Kunstler
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Richard Schultz
- Frank Langella as Judge Julius Hoffman
- Jeremy Strong as Jerry Rubin
- John Carroll Lynch as David Dellinger
- Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Bobby Seale
- Alex Sharp as Rennie Davis
- Noah Robbins as Lee Weiner
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English
- Studios: DreamWorks Pictures, Marc Platt Productions
- Budget: $35,000,000
- Box office: $107,423
- Themes: chicago, illinois, right and justice, political activism, black panther party, based on true story, black activist, counter-culture, historical fiction, activist, 1960s
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