The Trial of the Chicago 7
About The Trial of the Chicago 7
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.
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) is a history film directed by Aaron Sorkin. The film is filed under assertive, historical fiction, critical, and courtroom drama.
Eddie Redmayne takes the lead as Tom Hayden, Sacha Baron Cohen as Abbie Hoffman, Mark Rylance as William Kunstler, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Richard Schultz. At 130 minutes long, it arrived in September 2020.
The screenplay is by Aaron Sorkin. It is adapted from real events. In the United States it streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads.
Chicago 10, Judas and the Black Messiah, and The Banker make useful companions to The Trial of the Chicago 7, all filed under 1960s, black panther party, and counter-culture. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 3,458 votes and it carries a R rating.