Summary
The true story of the explosive trial that resulted, when seven leaders of the Vietnam antiwar movement, along with the Chairman of the Black Panthers, were charged with conspiracy to incite the devastating riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. It is one of the highest profile criminal court cases in US history.Additional Information
| Subjects |
Black Panther Party
-- Drama.
Chicago Seven Trial, Chicago, Ill., 1969-1970 -- Drama. Trials (Conspiracy) -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama. Peace movements -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama. Historical films. Fiction films. Feature films. |
| Publisher | [United States] :[Passion River Films],2013 |
| Edition | Widescreen ed. |
| Other Titles | Chicago eight |
| Contributors |
Perry, Pinchas,
screenwriter, producer, director. Cole, Gary, 1956- actor. Bialik, Mayim, actor. Culp, Steven, actor. Abrams, Aaron, 1978- actor. Hall, Philip Baker, 1931-2022 actor. MacKenzie, Peter, actor. Hirsh, David Julian, actor. Jones, Orlando, 1968- actor. Masterson, Danny, 1976- actor. Nicholas, Thomas Ian, actor. Elman, Jamie, actor. Pinchas Perry Productions, production company. Passion River Films, publisher. |
| Participants/Performers |
Gary Cole, Mayim Bialik, Steven Culp, Aaron Abrams, Philip Baker Hall, Peter MacKenzie, David Julian Hirsh, Orlando Jones, Danny Masterson, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Jamie Elman. |
| Other Contributors |
Director of photography, James Mathers ; editors, Richard Halsey, Colleen Halsey ; music, Peter Bateman, Shay Raviv ; costume designer, Michelle Wang ; production designer, Yuda Acco. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 2011. Special features: digital copy of the movie for mobile devices; theatrical trailer; "The making of the Chicago 8"; exclusive interview with Danny Masterson. |
| System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 surround sound. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Other | Classic View |