The Trial of the Chicago 7

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The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a historical legal drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin that dramatizes the prosecution of anti–Vietnam War protesters following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

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historical legal drama film
basedOn prosecution of anti–Vietnam War protesters after the 1968 Democratic National Convention
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cinematographyBy Phedon Papamichael
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depictsEvent 1968 Democratic National Convention protests
Chicago Eight trial
surface form: trial of the Chicago Seven
director Aaron Sorkin
distributedBy Netflix
editedBy Alan Baumgarten
genre historical drama film
legal drama film
political drama film
language English
mainCharacter Abbie Hoffman
Bobby Seale
David Dellinger
Jerry Rubin
John Froines
Lee Weiner
Rennie Davis
Tom Hayden
musicBy Daniel Pemberton
originalDistributor Paramount Pictures
producer Marc Platt
Stuart M. Besser
Tyler Thompson
productionCompany Cross Creek Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures
Marc Platt Productions
releaseDate 2020-09-25
releasePlatform Netflix
runtime 129 minutes
setInPlace City of Chicago
surface form: Chicago
setInTime 1969
stars Alec Sharp
surface form: Alex Sharp

Eddie Redmayne
Frank Langella
Jeremy Strong
John Carroll Lynch
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Mark Rylance
Michael Keaton
Sacha Baron Cohen
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
subjectMatter anti–Vietnam War movement
civil rights
freedom of speech
political protest in the United States
writer Aaron Sorkin

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