The Trial of the Catonsville Nine

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Movie Info

Father Daniel Berrigan, at the height of the Vietnam War, was arrested along with eight other protesters (including his brother Philip) in Baltimore in 1968, for burning draft records. Berrigan later penned a didactic play, based upon the incident, which was the basis for this film. The motives behind the Vietnam War protesters are examined during their trial, but the plea for individual responsibility and personal action concerning the war is rejected by the judge, and the Nine are found guilty and sentenced to imprisonment.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

Drama
Directed By:

Gordon Davidson
Written By:

Saul Levitt, Rev. Daniel Berrigan
Runtime:

85 minutes
Studio:

Melville Productions

Cast

Ed Flanders
as Father Daniel Berrigan

Douglass Watson
as Father Philip Berrigan

William Schallert
as Judge

Peter Strauss
as Thomas Lewis

Gwen Arner
as Marjorie Melville

Barton Heyman
as John Hogan

Mary Jackson
as Witness

Richard Jordan
as George Mische

Nancy Malone
as Mary Moylan

Donald Moffat
as Thomas Melville

Davis Roberts
as Prosecutor

Leon Russom
as David Darst

David Spielberg
as Defense

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Critic Reviews for The Trial of the Catonsville Nine

All Critics (2) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (2)

Its true success is that it works on many levels -- as courtroom drama, as a contemporary document, as a statement of conscience and, perhaps most important, as a challenge to your own courage when you witness that of the Catonsville Nine.

Dec 31, 2019 | Full Review…

Judith Crist
New York Magazine/Vulture
Top Critic
The actors, most of them familiar from countless television performances. are solidly dependable.

Jan 7, 2020 | Full Review…

Dick Lochte
Los Angeles Free Press