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📅 2020 ⏱ 2h 10min R Released FHD / 4K

The Trial of the Chicago 7

"In 1968, democracy refused to back down."

DramaHistory

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.

🎬 DirectorAaron Sorkin

📅 Release2020-09-25

🌍 CountryUnited States of America

🗣 LanguageEnglish

🏢 StudioDreamWorks Pictures, Marc Platt Productions

🗳 Votes3,312

🔥 Popularity2

💰 Budget$35,000,000

💵 Revenue$107,423

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🎭 Cast

Eddie Redmayne

Tom Hayden

Sacha Baron Cohen

Abbie Hoffman

Mark Rylance

William Kunstler

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Richard Schultz

Frank Langella

Judge Julius Hoffman

Jeremy Strong

Jerry Rubin

John Carroll Lynch

David Dellinger

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

Bobby Seale

Alex Sharp

Rennie Davis

Noah Robbins

Lee Weiner

Danny Flaherty

John Froines

Ben Shenkman

Leonard Weinglass

Michael Keaton

Ramsey Clark

Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Fred Hampton

Caitlin FitzGerald

Agent Daphne O'Connor

🎥 Crew

Costume Supervisor Kathryn E. Smith

Writer Aaron Sorkin

"A" Camera Operator Michael Fuchs

Steadicam Operator Michael Fuchs

First Assistant "A" Camera Craig Pressgrove

Second Assistant "A" Camera Marc Loforte

Second Assistant "A" Camera Eve Strickman

"B" Camera Operator Alan Pierce

First Assistant "B" Camera Ethan Borsuk

Second Assistant "B" Camera Brendan K. Russell

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🏷 Keywords

chicago, illinoisright and justicepolitical activismblack panther partybased on true storyblack activistcounter-culturehistorical fictionactivist1960scourtroom dramacritical

💬 Reviews

Manuel São Bento ⭐ 9/10

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Aaron Sorkin has been around for quite some time. A Few Good Men, Moneyball, Steve Jobs, and arguably one of the best movies of the last decade, The Social Network, all have one thing in common: Sorkin as a screenwriter, but not as the director. Molly's Game was Sorkin's directorial debut, which ma…

sykobanana ⭐ 9/10

Sacha Baron Cohen has now delivered my 2 favourite & memorable characters of the year in the same fortnight. This movie is a strange incongruence. It inspired/engaged/enraged me at the same time as it made me feel flat. It could have been longer (the time flew by) and drawn out the characters more, but I felt that it had said what it needed to say. And the melodrama felt just above where i…

Arshia Borjali ⭐ 6/10

It is important for a film to say what it wants to say correctly and to somehow overcome its claim. "The Trial of the Chicago 7" is one of these films. A coherent narrative with a perfectly acceptable script and no extra glamor. Adapting in cinema has always been a difficult task, whether from another literary work or a real event. The film also manages to make this historical adaptation and not o…