The Paper Chase

– A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daugh..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 53 Minutes
Release Year:
1973
The Paper Chase (1973)

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

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Producing Country:
USA
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The Paper Chase (1973) - Trailer

Release Date:

16 Oct 1973

Language:

English, Latin

MPAA Content-Rating:
PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.

Director:

James Bridges

Writer:

John Jay Osborn Jr. (novel), James Bridges (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, Graham Beckel

Plot:

Serious, hard-working student James T. Hart faces the rigors of his first year at Harvard Law School. The pressure to succeed is tremendous and some of the students form study groups while also spending a great many hours studying. Hart's greatest challenge is contract law and his professor, Charles W. Kingsfield Jr. Using the Socratic method, Kingsfield challenges his students with questions demanding accuracy and creativity in their responses and often humiliating those who are unable to respond. As the school year progresses, Hart faces many challenges but befriends Susan Fields - unaware that she has a connection that affects their relationship. Finally, Hart accommodates himself to whatever might come his way, accepting a new set of priorities in his life.

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 4 nominations.

Production:

20th Century Fox

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
85%
Metacritic:
65%