Chicago 10 (film)
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Chicago 10: Speak Your Peace is a 2007 American animated documentary written and directed by Brett Morgen that tells the story of the Chicago Eight. The Chicago Eight were charged by the United States federal government with conspiracy, crossing state lines with intent to incite a riot, and other charges related to anti-Vietnam War and countercultural protests in Chicago, Illinois during the 1968 Democratic National Convention.
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Directed by | Brett Morgen |
Written by | Brett Morgen |
Produced by | Graydon Carter Brett Morgen |
Starring | Hank Azaria Dylan Baker Nick Nolte Mark Ruffalo Roy Scheider Liev Schreiber James Urbaniak Jeffrey Wright |
Edited by | Stuart Levy |
Music by | Jeff Danna |
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Distributed by | Roadside Attractions |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $177,490[1] |
The film features the voices of Hank Azaria, Dylan Baker, Nick Nolte, Mark Ruffalo, Roy Scheider, Liev Schreiber, James Urbaniak, and Jeffrey Wright in an animated reenactment of the trial based on transcripts and rediscovered audio recordings. It also contains archival footage of Abbie Hoffman, David Dellinger, William Kunstler, Jerry Rubin, Bobby Seale, Tom Hayden, and Leonard Weinglass, and of the protest and riot itself.