The Paper Chase (1973) Cast & Crew

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Directed by James Bridges.

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
• Regina Baff as Asheley Brooks
• Irma Hurley as Mrs. Weasal
• Bill Moher as Philip Fields
• Blair Brown as Miss Farranti
• Richard Whelan as Pruit
• Alan Kwinter as Sanders
• Nicholas Olah as Knight
• David B. Johns as Fisher
• Tony Silverthorne as Hotel Manager
• John Bethune as Hotel Clerk
• Jan Campbell as 1st Hotel Maid
• Dora Dainton as 2nd Hotel Maid
• Ronald Mlodzik as Law Student (uncredited)

Crew

• James Bridges — Director
• James Bridges — Screenplay
• John Jay Osborn Jr. — Novel
• Rodrick Paul — Producer
• Robert C. Thompson — Producer
• Gordon Willis — Director of Photography
• John Williams — Original Music Composer

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