An anti-war activist caught in the chaos outside Chicago’s Democratic National Convention in 1968, Dr. Froines was thrust into a courtroom drama that captivated the nation.
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As we mark the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, remembering how Second City played a part. Abbie Hoffman took the stage during his 1969 Chicago Seven trial and did sketches about himself. As for the cast, out went the nerds in suits, in came crazies in bell-bottoms.
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The True Story Behind
The Trial of the Chicago 7
Aaron Sorkin's film dramatizes one of the most unusual trials in the nation's history. Apr 19, 2021
The comparisons between America in 1968 and America in the past 12 months are easily drawn: mass protests, brutal clashes with police, calls for racial equity, a contentious presidential election, and a general feeling that the soul of the nation is at stake. With the past feeling less and less distant, the release of Aaron Sorkin's
The True Story Behind Aaron Sorkin's Golden Globe-Winning Movie The Trial of the Chicago 7 People 3/1/2021
Aaron Sorkin took home the Golden Globe for best screenplay — motion picture for
The Trial of the Chicago 7 on Sunday, over 50 years after the events that inspired the film transpired.
With a star-studded cast including Eddie Redmayne, Frank Langella, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Sacha Baron Cohen, Sorkin delivers his take on the real-life trial that shook the U.S. in 1969.
The Netflix film is based on the trial of eight anti-Vietnam War protestors — Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin, Tom Hayden, Rennie Davis, David Dellinger, Lee Weiner, John Froines and Bobby Seale — who were charged with conspiracy and crossing state lines with the intention of inciting the riots that erupted at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.