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Paper Chase, The (1973)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Timothy Bottoms James T. Hart
Edward Herrmann Thomas Craig Anderson
John Houseman Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
James Naughton Kevin Brooks
Lindsay Wagner Susan
Graham Beckel Franklin Ford III
Craig Richard Nelson Willis Bell
Robert Lydiard O'Connor (as Bob Lydiard)
Lenny Baker William Moss, Tutor
David Clennon Toombs
Regina Baff Asheley Brooks
Irma Hurley Mrs. Weasal
Bill Moher Philip
Blair Brown Miss Farranti
Richard Whelan Pruit
Movie Details
Genre Drama
Director James Bridges
Writer James Bridges; John Jay Osborn Jr.
Studio 20th Century Fox
Language English
Audience Rating PG
Running Time 112 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
"Witty, affectionate and intelligent entertainment...sterling performances." -Hollywood Reporter

Timothy Bottoms stars in this powerful, moving story of a first-year Harvard Law School student who comes to terms with his dreams in America's most competitive school.

Serious and hard-working, Hard (Bottoms) finds he must survive much more than the pressures, all-night cramming and insecurities he expected. He becomes the fearful adversary of Knightsfield, the school's most imperious, witheringly sarcastic yet brilliant professor (John Houseman in an Oscar winning performance). Terrorizing some, inspiring others, the professor easily separates the men from the boys by the time the term is over. Hart's personal relationship with Knightsfield grows more complex when he discovers the girl he's fallen in love with is the professor's daughter (Lindsay Wagner).

Edward Herrmann and James Naughton are fellow students in James Bridges' acclaimed film based on the novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
Personal Details
My Rating 8
Seen It Yes
Index 289
Collection Status In Collection
Purchase Price $11.09
Links IMDB
Edition Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
Barcode 024543073864
Chapters 36
Release Date 6/3/2003
Subtitles English; Spanish
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Stereo
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Mono
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Mono
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Extra Features
Audio Commentary By Producer Robert C. Thompson