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How ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’ Became More Than A Period Piece – Contenders Film: The Nominees

10.04.2021 - 20:59

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In 1968, the Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago at a time of deep political unrest following the murders of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King.

Thousands of activists filled the streets, resulting in scenes of chaos that led to eight individuals (Black Panther Bobby Seale was later disentangled from the case) being charged by the FBI with inciting a riot.

The case was tried in 1969, as depicted in Netflix’s six-time Oscar nominee The Trial of the Chicago 7.Parallels with today’s world seem obvious now, but as writer-director Aaron Sorkin said during the film’s virtual panel at Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees awards-season event, it was Steven Spielberg’s prescience that saw the film go into a production a year

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