The Paper Chase (1973)

Directed by

James Bridges

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 120 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A first-year law student at Harvard Law School struggles to keep up with a brilliant and intimidating professor. He also begins a relationship with the professor's daughter.

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What happens

The Paper Chase is a 1973 American comedy-drama film starring Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, and John Houseman, and directed by James Bridges. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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