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The Chamber is a 1996 American legal thriller film directed by James Foley. It is based on John Grisham's 1994 novel of the same name. The film stars Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman (who had previously appeared in another Grisham adaptation, The Firm), Faye Dunaway, Lela Rochon, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry, and David Marshall Grant.
Oct 11, 1996 · A young lawyer tries to save his grandfather, a former Klansman, from execution by lethal injection. Based on a John Grisham novel, the film stars Gene Hackman, Chris O'Donnell and Faye Dunaway.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- James Foley
- 1996-10-11
In 1967, in Greenville, Mississippi, the office of Jewish lawyer Marvin Kramer is bombed, injuring Kramer and killing his two young sons. Sam Cayhall, a member of the Ku Klux Klan, is identified, arrested and tried for their murders, committed in retaliation for Kramer's involvement in the Civil Rights Movement.
May 1, 1994 · The Chamber (1994) is a legal thriller written by American author John Grisham. It is Grisham's fifth novel. In 1967, in Greenville, Mississippi, the office of Jewish lawyer Marvin Kramer is bombed, injuring Kramer and killing his two young sons.
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Oct 11, 1996 · Roger Ebert criticizes the film for its racist and hateful language and its portrayal of the Klan as thrilling. He questions the attitudes toward the death penalty and the ending of the film.
A young lawyer tries to save his racist grandfather on death row for killing two Jewish boys 30 years ago. The film explores the themes of family, justice, and redemption in the context of the Klu Klux Klan.
Jan 31, 2012 · Maximum Security Unit, Mississippi State Prison: Sam Cayhall is a former Klansman and unrepentant racist now facing the death penalty for a fatal bombing in 1967. He has run out of chances -- except for one: the young, liberal Chicago lawyer who just happens to be his grandson.
