The Paper Chase

Oct 16, 1973

1h 53m

★ 6.8

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

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Thompson-Paul Productions

20th Century Fox

The Paper Chase Trailers

Cast

James T. Hart

Timothy Bottoms

Susan Fields

Lindsay Wagner

Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.

John Houseman

Franklin Ford III

Graham Beckel

Kevin Brooks

James Naughton

Thomas Craig Anderson

Edward Herrmann

Willis Bell

Craig Richard Nelson

O'Connor

Robert Lydiard

William Moss

Lenny Baker

Toombs

David Clennon

Asheley Brooks

Regina Baff

Mrs. Weasal

Irma Hurley

Edwardian England. A precocious girl from a poor background with aspirations to being a novelist finds herself swept to fame and fortune when her tasteless romances hit the best seller lists. Her life changes in unexpected ways when she encounters an aristocratic brother and sister, both of whom have cultural ambitions, and both of whom fall in love with her.

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