The Trial of the Chicago 7 - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "The Trial of the Chicago 7"
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Timing:
2:10 (130 min)
7.67/10
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Stuart M. Besser
Producer
Tyler Thompson
Producer
Matt Jackson
Producer
Executive Producer
Walter F. Parkes
Executive Producer
Monica Levinson
Executive Producer
Laurie MacDonald
Executive Producer
Marc Butan
Executive Producer
Anthony Katagas
Executive Producer
Jared Underwood
Executive Producer
Buddy Patrick
Executive Producer
Nicole Alexandra Shipley
Executive Producer
Andrew C. Robinson
Executive Producer
Thorsten Schumacher
Executive Producer
Shivani Rawat
Executive Producer
Mickey Gooch Jr.
Executive Producer
Sarah Schroeder-Matzkin
Executive Producer
Maurice Fadida
Executive Producer
Lauren Lohman
Executive Producer
Slava Vladimirov
Executive Producer
Steve Matzkin
Executive Producer
Evan Metropoulos
Executive Producer
James Rodenhouse
Executive Producer
Nia Vazirani
Executive Producer
Dru Davis
Executive Producer
Ryan Donnell Smith
Executive Producer
Jan McAdoo
Executive Producer
Misook Doolittle
Executive Producer
Writer
Editor
Alan Baumgarten
Editor
Art Direction
Ernesto Solo
Art Direction
Julia Heymans
Art Direction
Supervising Art Director
Nick Francone
Supervising Art Director
Stunts
Kevin Michael Murphy
Stunts
Chris Barnes
Stunts
Production Design
Shane Valentino
Production Design
Set Decoration
Andrew Baseman
Set Decoration
Makeup Artist
Stephen M. Kelley
Makeup Artist
Ray Santoleri
Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Julian Slater
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Babcock
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Stuart M. Besser
Unit Production Manager
Jonathan Shoemaker
Unit Production Manager
Co-Producer
Joseph P. Reidy
Co-Producer
Charles Miller
Co-Producer
Associate Producer
Set Dresser
Carla Stile
Set Dresser
Second Assistant Director
Rachel Jaros
Second Assistant Director
Justin Bischoff
Second Assistant Director
Director of Photography
Steadicam Operator
Michael Fuchs
Steadicam Operator
Costume Supervisor
Kathryn E. Smith
Costume Supervisor
Makeup Department Head
Louise McCarthy
Makeup Department Head
Assistant Art Director
Shoko Kambara
Assistant Art Director
Visual Effects Supervisor
Eran Dinur
Visual Effects Supervisor
Supervising Sound Editor
Renée Tondelli
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Shane B. Scott
Script Supervisor
Hair Department Head
Nathan J. Busch II
Hair Department Head
Set Costumer
Jamie Rush
Set Costumer
Visual Effects Producer
Glenn Allen
Visual Effects Producer
Richard Friedlander
Visual Effects Producer
First Assistant Director
Joseph P. Reidy
First Assistant Director
Costume Designer
Susan Lyall
Costume Designer
Sound Designer
Dan Kenyon
Sound Designer
First Assistant "B" Camera
Ethan Borsuk
First Assistant "B" Camera
First Assistant "A" Camera
Craig Pressgrove
First Assistant "A" Camera
Set Production Assistant
Andrew Hudson
Set Production Assistant
Casting Assistant
Andrew Dahreddine
Casting Assistant
"A" Camera Operator
Michael Fuchs
"A" Camera Operator
"B" Camera Operator
Alan Pierce
"B" Camera Operator
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Brendan K. Russell
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Co-Executive Producer
J. Todd Harris
Co-Executive Producer
Stephanie Garvin
Co-Executive Producer
Cary Anderson
Co-Executive Producer
Kristina Rivera
Co-Executive Producer
Emily Hunter Salveson
Co-Executive Producer
Jonathan Benefiel
Co-Executive Producer
Gail Benefiel
Co-Executive Producer
Debra Taweel
Co-Executive Producer
In Memory Of
Herb Stathes
In Memory Of
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Eve Strickman
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Marc Loforte
Second Assistant "A" Camera
First Assistant "C" Camera
A. Anthony Cappello
First Assistant "C" Camera
Second Assistant "C" Camera
Cameron Sizemore
Second Assistant "C" Camera
"C" Camera Operator
Charles Libin
"C" Camera Operator
Toshiro Yamaguchi
"C" Camera Operator
Theme Song Performance
Post Production Producer
Nancy Kirhoffer
Post Production Producer
Main Title Theme Composer
Lyricist
Police Consultant
Brian Luce
Police Consultant
What's left behind the scenes
- When Steven Spielberg was set to direct the film, he arranged a meeting with Heath Ledger to discuss the role he was to play. Ledger (1979-2008) died of acute intoxication the day before the meeting.
- Sacha Baron Cohen admitted he was terrified at the prospect of having to speak with an American accent in the film. He had previously used various versions of the accent in his comedies, but never in dramatic films. The actor knew that his character, Abbie Hoffman (1936-1989), had a unique pronunciation – a Massachusetts accent, but he had studied in California, and the actor rightly feared he would sound 'wrong.' The film's director, Aaron Sorkin, tried to reassure him, but Cohen didn't think he succeeded.
- According to the film, Renny Davis had a notebook with him containing the names of U.S. soldiers who died during the trial. In reality, Davis also had the names of Vietnamese soldiers recorded in the same notebook.
- Jeremy Strong pleaded with the director to allow tear gas to be used on set for realism in the scene where a police officer knocks him down. Aaron Sorkin did not grant permission.
- In 2006, Steven Spielberg approached Aaron Sorkin with a request to write a similar screenplay, but the Writers Guild strike intervened, followed by other projects taking priority. When Sorkin finally agreed to Spielberg’s request, he had to turn to his father, asking him to recount what happened in 1968, and whether a trial actually took place, as Sorkin himself knew nothing about it.
- A committed pacifist, David Dellinger (1915-2004) did not strike a police officer or anyone else during the trial. In fact, he maintained composure, even when one of the bailiffs struck one of Dellinger’s children.
- It was Dellinger, not Tom Hayden (1939-2016), who attempted to read a list of names of those killed in Vietnam, but he was not allowed to do so. The assumption that it was Hayden who did this and that it ended the proceedings is incorrect.
- Judge Hoffman did indeed treat Bobby Seale, co-founder of the “Black Panther Party,” terribly – even worse than depicted in the film. As shown on screen, Seale was shackled and had a gag in his mouth during the trial. However, the film suggests he was in that condition for a very short time, whereas in reality he was first shackled and gagged on October 29, 1969, and remained so at every court appearance (i.e., every day) until November 5, 1969.
- The film claims that the reason for Seale’s outburst, which led to the decision to bring him to court with a gag and in chains, was the murder of Fred Hampton (chairman of the Illinois chapter of the “Black Panther Party”). However, Hampton’s death actually occurred after Seale’s trial, when Seale was no longer present at the “Chicago Seven” trial.
- The character played by Kaitlin Fitzgerald – she portrays an undercover agent monitoring Jerry Rubin (1938-1994) – is a fictional creation of the film's authors.
- Richard Schultz, as portrayed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, is depicted as a man of strong convictions who, against his will, carries out orders from his superiors and pursues a case whose accusatory slant he does not believe in. In reality, Schultz wholeheartedly supported the prosecution, and when asked about it, denied having stood when the names of those killed in the war were read.
- Judge Hoffman truly treated Bobby Seale, a co-founder of the Black Panther Party, terribly – even worse than depicted in the film. As shown on screen, Seale was chained during the trial and had a gag in his mouth. However, based on the film, he was in that position for a very short time, whereas in reality, he was first chained and gagged on October 29, 1969, and it continued every time he appeared in court (i.e., every day) until November 5, 1969.
- The film claims that the reason for Seale’s outburst, which led to the decision to bring him to court with a gag and chains, was the murder of Fred Hampton (chairman of the Illinois Black Panther Party). However, Hampton’s death actually occurred after Seale’s trial, when Seale was no longer present at the 'Chicago Seven' trial.
- The character played by Caitlin Fitzgerald – she portrays an undercover agent monitoring Jack Ruby (1938-1994) – is a fictional creation of the film's authors.
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