---
title: 'The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Aaron Sorkin'
released: '2020-09-25'
runtime_minutes: 129
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-trial-of-the-chicago-7-2020'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1070874/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

2020 · R · 129 min · History · United States


## Synopsis

The Trial of the Chicago 7 is a 2020 American historical legal drama film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin. The film follows the Chicago Seven, a group of anti–Vietnam War protesters charged with conspiracy and crossing state lines with the intention of inciting riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. It features an ensemble cast including Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank Langella, John Carroll Lynch, Eddie Redmayne, Noah Robbins, Mark Rylance, Alex Sharp, Ben Shenkman, and Jeremy Strong.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Aaron Sorkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-sorkin)
- **Screenplay:** [Aaron Sorkin](https://cinepixo.com/people/aaron-sorkin)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Daniel Pemberton](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-pemberton)
- **Producer:** [Marc Platt](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-platt-2), [Stuart M. Besser](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-m-besser), [Matt Jackson](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-jackson)
- **Director of Photography:** [Phedon Papamichael](https://cinepixo.com/people/phedon-papamichael)
- **Editor:** [Alan Baumgarten](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-baumgarten)

## Cast

- [Alan Metoskie](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-metoskie) as Allen Ginsberg
- [Alice Kremelberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-kremelberg) as Bernardine Dohrn
- [Eddie Redmayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/eddie-redmayne) as Tom Hayden
- [Juliette Angelo](https://cinepixo.com/people/juliette-angelo) as Juror 6
- [Alex Sharp](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-sharp) as Rennie Davis
- [Sacha Baron Cohen](https://cinepixo.com/people/sacha-baron-cohen) as Abbie Hoffman
- [Max Adler](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-adler) as Officer Stan Wojohowski
- [Wayne Duvall](https://cinepixo.com/people/wayne-duvall) as Paul DeLuca
- [John Carroll Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carroll-lynch) as David Dellinger
- [Martin Luther King Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-luther-king-jr) as Martin Luther King Jr.
- [Yahya Abdul-Mateen II](https://cinepixo.com/people/yahya-abdul-mateen-ii) as Bobby Seale
- [J. C. MacKenzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-c-mackenzie) as Tom Foran
- [Michelle Hurst](https://cinepixo.com/people/michelle-hurst) as Housekeeper Jane
- [Walter Cronkite](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-cronkite) as Walter Cronkite
- [Lyndon B. Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lyndon-b-johnson) as Lyndon B. Johnson

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-trial-of-the-chicago-7-2020
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