Paper Chase (The)
- Director: James Bridges
- Writer: James Bridges; John Jay Osborn Jr.
- Producer: Philip L. Parslow; Rodrick Paul
CGiii Comment
The only reason to watch this is for Houseman and he's not in it often enough.
Otherwise, it's dull.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Serious, hard-working student James T. Hart faces the rigors of his first year at Harvard Law School. The pressure to succeed is tremendous and some of the students form study groups while also spending a great many hours studying. Hart's greatest challenge is contract law and his professor, Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. Using the Socratic method, Kingsfield challenges his students with questions demanding accuracy and creativity in their responses and often humiliating those who are unable to respond. As the school year progresses, Hart faces many challenges but befriends Susan Fields - unaware that she has a connection that affects their relationship. Finally, Hart accommodates himself to whatever might come his way, accepting a new set of priorities in his life.
Cast & Characters
Timothy Bottoms as James T. Hart;
Lindsay Wagner as Susan 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 William Moss,
Tutor; David Clennon as Toombs