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The Paper Chase is a 1973 American comedy-drama film starring Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, and John Houseman, and directed by James Bridges.
The Paper Chase is a 1978 American drama television series based on the 1971 novel of the same name by John Jay Osborn Jr., and a 1973 film adaptation. It follows the lives of law student James T. Hart and his classmates at an unnamed law school, modeled on Harvard Law School.
Oct 16, 1973 · The Paper Chase: Directed by James Bridges. With Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, John Houseman, Graham Beckel. A first-year law student at Harvard Law School struggles with balancing his coursework and a woman, unaware that she has a connection that affects their relationship.
The Paper Chase: Created by James Bridges. With John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane. The trials of a group of law students under the tutelage of a strict professor.
The Paper Chase (1973) Rated PG. "The Paper Chase" is about an aggressive, very bright, terribly engaging first-year student at Harvard Law School. The movie respects its hero, respects the school, and most of all respects the venerable Professor Kingsfield, tyrant of contract law.
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.
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81% Tomatometer 31 Reviews. 72% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings. As a first-year law student at Harvard, James Hart (Timothy Bottoms) knows he's got his work cut out for him.
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Feb 4, 2016 · Expecting only the basic pressures of attending Harvard Law School, a serious, hard-working student (Timothy Bottoms) finds himself the fearful adversary of the school's most imperious, sarcastic...
The Paper Chase is a 1971 novel written by John Jay Osborn Jr., a 1970 graduate of Harvard Law School. The book tells the story of Hart, a first-year law student at Harvard, and his experiences with Professor Charles Kingsfield, a brilliant and demanding contracts instructor whom he both idolizes and finds incredibly intimidating.
