The Paper Chase
“You may be looking at a future President, Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State or a dropout.”
Synopsis
A first-year law student faces challenges in managing his academic responsibilities alongside his relationship with the daughter of a strict professor.
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Principal cast & crew: 20
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Edited by Walter ThompsonShot by Gordon WillisScored by John WilliamsDesigned by George Jenkins
Also known as
- Die Zeit der Prüfungende
- Zeit der Prüfungende
- Vida de un estudiantees
- La Chasse aux diplômesfr
- Esami per la vitait
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Cast & Crew
20 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Timothy Bottoms
as James T. Hart
Lindsay Wagner
as Susan Kingsfield Fields
John Houseman
as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
Graham Beckel
as Franklin Ford III
James Naughton
as Kevin Brooks
Edward Herrmann
as Thomas Craig Anderson
Craig Richard Nelson
as Willis Bell
Robert Lydiard
as O'Connor
Lenny Baker
as Moss
David Clennon
as Toombs
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1Writers
2Producers
2Other crew
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