The Paper Chase (film)
1973 film by James Bridges / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Paper Chase is a 1973 American comedy-drama film starring Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, and John Houseman, and directed by James Bridges.
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Directed by | James Bridges |
Screenplay by | James Bridges |
Based on | The Paper Chase by John Jay Osborn Jr. |
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Cinematography | Gordon Willis |
Edited by | Walter Thompson |
Music by | John Williams |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 111 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $3.6 million[1] |
Based on John Jay Osborn Jr.'s 1971 novel The Paper Chase, it tells the story of James Hart, a first-year law student at Harvard Law School, his experiences with Professor Charles Kingsfield, a brilliant and demanding contract law instructor, and Hart's relationship with Kingsfield's daughter. Houseman earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the professor. Houseman later reprised the role in a TV series of the same name that lasted four seasons, following Hart, played by James Stephens, through his three years of law school.