THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7
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What was intended to be a peaceful protest at the 1968 Democratic National Convention turned into a violent clash with police. Protest organizers were charged with conspiracy to incite a riot, and the trial that followed was one of the most notorious in history.
Marc Platt and Stuart Besser
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Marc Platt
| 2015 (88th) | Best Picture | “Bridge Of Spies” | NOMINATED |
| 2016 (89th) | Best Picture | “La La Land” | NOMINATED |
Stuart Besser
| — 1st time Nominee — |
Sacha Baron Cohen
A stand-up comedian and American political and social activist who co-founded the Youth International Party (“Yippies”), Abbie Hoffman finds himself as part of the “Chicago Seven,” on trial for what was originally intended to be a peaceful protest, but what turned into a violent clash with the police.
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Sacha Baron Cohen
| 2006 (79th) | Best Adapted Screenplay | “Borat Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan” | NOMINATED |
Phedon Papamichael
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Phedon Papamichael
| 2013 (86th) | Best Cinematography | “Nebraska” | NOMINATED |
Alan Baumgarten
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Alan Baumgarten
| 2013 (86th) | Best Film Editing | “American Hustle” | NOMINATED |
“Hear My Voice” from “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Music by Daniel Pemberton
Lyric by Daniel Pemberton and Celeste Waite
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Daniel Pemberton | Celeste Waite
| — 1st time Nominee — |
Written by Aaron Sorkin
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Aaron Sorkin
| 2010 (83rd) | Best Adapted Screenplay | “The Social Network” | WON |
| 2011 (84th) | Best Adapted Screenplay | “Moneyball” | NOMINATED |
| 2017 (90th) | Best Adapted Screenplay | “Molly’s Game” | NOMINATED |
RELEASE DATE
September 25, 2020
DIRECTOR
Aaron Sorkin
WRITTEN BY
Aaron Sorkin
STUDIO
Netflix
R
(for language throughout, some violence, bloody images and drug use)
DRAMA
HISTORY
THRILLER
129 minutes
CINEMATOGRAPHER
Phedon Papamichael
COMPOSER
Daniel Pemberton
EDITOR
Alan Baumgarten
CAST
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
Jeremy Strong
PRODUCED BY
Stuart M. Besser
Matt Jackson
Marc Platt
Tyler Thompson
PRODUCED BY
$35 million
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