The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 focuses on a group of people protesting the Vietnam War who were charged with conspiracy and accused of inciting riots across state lines. Directed by Aaron Sorkin, The Trial of the Chicago 7 is based on a true story and stars Eddie Redmayne (Tom Hayden), Alex Sharp (Rennie Davis), Sacha Baron Cohen (Abbie Hoffman), Jeremy Strong (Jerry Rubin), John Carroll Lynch (David Dellinger), Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Bobby Seale), Mark Rylance (William Kunstler), and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Richard Schultz).
The Trial of the Chicago 7
- Director
- Aaron Sorkin
- Release Date
- October 16, 2020
- Studio(s)
- Netflix
- Distributor(s)
- Netflix
- Cast
- Eddie Redmayne , Yahya Abdul-Mateen II , Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Michael Keaton , Frank Langella , Daniel Flaherty , Sacha Baron Cohen , John Carroll Lynch
- Writers
- Aaron Sorkin
- Runtime
- 129 minutes
- Budget
- $35 million
Summary
The story of 7 people on trial stemming from various charges surrounding the uprising at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
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