The Paper Chase (1973)

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You may be looking at a future President, Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State or a dropout.

A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.

• Released: 1973-10-16
• Genres: Drama
• Runtime: 1h 53m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 122 votes

Directed by James Bridges.

Top cast

• 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
• David Clennon as Toombs

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Paper Chase

• United States: rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
• Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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