The Paper Chase
You may be looking at a future President, Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State or a dropout.
1973 | 113m | English
Popularity: 0.6 (history)
| Director: | James Bridges |
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| Writer: | John Jay Osborn Jr., James Bridges |
| Staring: |
| A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 16, 1973 |
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| Director: | James Bridges |
| Writer: | John Jay Osborn Jr., James Bridges |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | based on novel or book, harvard university, college, law student, study group, paper airplane, mentor protégé relationship, rhetoric |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Thompson-Paul Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Timothy Bottoms | James T. Hart |
| Lindsay Wagner | Susan Fields |
| John Houseman | Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. |
| Graham Beckel | Franklin Ford III |
| James Naughton | Kevin Brooks |
| Edward Herrmann | Thomas Craig Anderson |
| Craig Richard Nelson | Willis Bell |
| Robert Lydiard | O'Connor |
| Lenny Baker | William Moss |
| David Clennon | Toombs |
| Regina Baff | Asheley Brooks |
| Irma Hurley | Mrs. Weasal |
| Bill Moher | Philip Fields |
| Blair Brown | Miss Farranti |
| Richard Whelan | Pruit |
| Alan Kwinter | Sanders |
| Nicholas Olah | Knight |
| David B. Johns | Fisher |
| Tony Silverthorne | Hotel Manager |
| John Bethune | Hotel Clerk |
| Jan Campbell | 1st Hotel Maid |
| Dora Dainton | 2nd Hotel Maid |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| John Jay Osborn Jr. | Novel, Technical Advisor |
| Walter Thompson | Editor |
| Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| George Jenkins | Production Design |
| Gerry Holmes | Set Decoration |
| Christopher Seitz | Assistant Director |
| Tony Lucibello | Second Assistant Director |
| Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Larry Jost | Sound Mixer |
| Philip L. Parslow | Unit Production Manager |
| Ray Mercer Jr. | Property Master |
| Hendrik Wynands | Construction Coordinator |
| Reginald H. Morris | Camera Operator |
| James Bridges | Director, Screenplay |
| Gordon Willis | Director of Photography |
| Michael Preece | Script Supervisor |
| John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
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| Philip L. Parslow | Associate Producer |
| Rodrick Paul | Producer |
| Robert C. Thompson | Producer |
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