A BBC-produced docudrama reconstructing the trial of the Chicago Eight, using courtroom transcripts as its primary source. Directed by Christopher Burstall, the film dramatizes the prosecution of anti–Vietnam War protesters charged with conspiracy and incitement, presenting the proceedings as a precise trial reenactment grounded in documented testimony rather than fictionalized narrative.
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Born: September 4, 1897
Died: September 1, 1992
Age at death: 94
Born: October 13, 1936
Died: September 5, 2002
Age at death: 65
Born: March 21, 1934
Died: August 9, 2012
Age at death: 78
Born: January 3, 1930
Died: December 4, 2015
Age at death: 85
Born: July 23, 1938
Age: 88
Cloudcroft, New Mexico, USA
Born: January 24, 1937
Died: May 15, 1996
Age at death: 59
Born: May 28, 1929
Died: March 29, 2019
Age at death: 89
Born: July 7, 1936
Died: December 16, 1986
Age at death: 50
Born: February 1, 1944
Died: August 8, 2018
Age at death: 74
Born: June 29, 1932
Died: August 19, 1972
Age at death: 40