Movie
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2020-09-25
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Genres
- Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- DreamWorks Pictures, Marc Platt Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
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
- Danny Flaherty as John Froines
- Ben Shenkman as Leonard Weinglass
Crew
- Aaron Sorkin - Director
- Aaron Sorkin - Writer
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