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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.. Based on John Jay Osborn Jr.'s 1971 novel The Paper Chase, it tells the story of James Hart, a first-year law student at Harvard Law School, his experiences with Professor Charles Kingsfield, a brilliant and demanding contract law instructor, and ...
- $3.6 million
- John Williams
- October 16, 1973
Oct 16, 1973 · 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 film won an Oscar and features James Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner and John Houseman.
- (8.5K)
- Comedy, Drama
- James Bridges
- 1973-10-16
A classic film about a first-year law student at Harvard and his professor, based on a novel by John Grisham. Ebert praises the performances of Bottoms, Wagner and Houseman, who won an Oscar for his role as the tyrant of contract law.
A movie about a first-year law student at Harvard who faces academic challenges, a love triangle and a rivalry with his professor. Read the plot summaries, reviews and trivia of this classic legal drama starring Timothy Bottoms and John Houseman.
A Harvard law student (Timothy Bottoms) falls in love with the daughter of his tough contracts professor (John Houseman), who won an Oscar for his role. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, who praise the performances but criticize the plot and the romance.
- (31)
- James Bridges
- PG
- Timothy Bottoms
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Sep 29, 2004 · Paper Chase, The (1973) -- (Movie Clip) A Burned And Hairy Hand After the credit for writer-director James Bridges, John Houseman in his Academy Award-winning role as Professor Kingsfield (which he would also play in the subsequent TV series), Timothy Bottoms as unlucky student Hart, in The Paper Chase, 1973, from the novel by Harvard Law grad John Jay Osborn, Jr.
