The Paper Chase Movie Review 1973

Students at Harvard Law School suffer and struggle through their first year. A realistic, sometimes acidly humorous look at Ivy League ambitions, with Houseman stealing the show as the tough professor. Wonderful adaptation of the John Jay Osborn novel which later became the basis for the acclaimed TV series.

Distribution

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Available on VHS
Running time 111 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Campus Capers, Law & Lawyers, Coming of Age, Books & Bookstores, Dedicated Teachers

Screenplay

James Bridges

Cast

Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, Graham Beckel, Edward Herrmann, James Naughton, Craig Richard Nelson, Bob Lydiard

Cinematography

Gordon Willis

Director

James Bridges

Music

John Williams

Producer

20th Century-Fox

Awards

Oscars 1973: Support. Actor (Houseman); Golden Globes 1974: Support. Actor (Houseman); Natl. Bd. of Review 1973: Support. Actor (Houseman).