Chicago 10

Feb 29, 2008

1h 50m

★ 5.8

The convention was drama. The trial was comedy.

Overview

Archival footage, animation and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention.

Genres

Documentary

Animation

History

War

Production Companies

Consolidated Documentaries

Participant

River Road Entertainment

Public Road Productions

Roadside Attractions

Chicago 10 Trailers

Cast

David Dellinger / David Stahl (voice)

Dylan Baker

Abbie Hoffman / Allen Ginsberg (voice)

Hank Azaria

Thomas Foran (voice)

Nick Nolte

Jerry Rubin (voice)

Mark Ruffalo

Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)

Roy Scheider

William Kunstler (voice)

Liev Schreiber

Bobby Seale (voice)

Jeffrey Wright

Mary Ellen Dahl / Waitress (voice)

Debra Eisenstadt

Robert Pierson / Arthur Aznavoorian / Police Officer (voice)

Lloyd Floyd

Paul Krassner (voice)

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Rennie Davis / Richard Schultz (voice)

James Urbaniak

Norman Mailer / Marshal 1 (voice)

David Boat

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7.8

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0.0

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8.8

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6.8

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7.1

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7.9

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