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The Paper Chase (1973)

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Overview

Director:
James Bridges
Writers:
James Bridges (writer)
John Jay Osborn Jr. (novel)
Release Date:
16 October 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
You have to choose between the girl you love and the diploma you've worked for all your life. You have 30 seconds.
Plot:
A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations more
User Comments:
law school pressure and the pre-bionic woman more

Cast

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Additional Details

Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (DeLuxe)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
Netherlands:12 (original rating) | Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | Singapore:PG
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Company:
Thompson Films more

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Trivia:
John Houseman was cast as Professor Kingsfield only after director James Bridges tried and failed to interest James Mason, Edward G. Robinson, Melvyn Douglas, Sir John Gielgud, and Paul Scofield. Although Houseman had appeared in a small but important role in Seven Days in May (1964), he had previously been known primarily as a radio (The Mercury Theatre of the Air; 1938's 'The War of the Worlds'), stage (Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre) and film (Julius Caesar (1953)) producer, and this was his first major film role. It won him the 1973 Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor. more
Quotes:
Professor Kingsfield: Speak louder, Mr. Hart! Fill the room with your intelligence! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Mary and Rhoda (2000) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
THE 'LITTLE FUGUE' IN G- more

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4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
law school pressure and the pre-bionic woman, 4 February 2003
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Author: george-devlin

I have friends who have gone to law school and their subjective descriptions of how intense an experience that was seem to be validated in this now 30-year-old film. Houseman and Bottoms shine, the rest of the cast (while a bit too stuffy) seem to compliment them without flaw. I liked seeing a very young (unspoiled) Lindsey Wagner in her pre-bionic woman days. Truthfully, though certainly dated at this point, this film still held my interest. I was, however, disappointed in the last scene, for although it may have meant to be liberating for the Bottoms character to shift his priorities the timing, (upon receipt of his final grades) seemed ill chosen. Still, one can't help but root for him through all of this. In the end one wonders if while retaining his idealism he sacrificed his sanity.

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