1 Movie Starring Lindsay Wagner

The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-10-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (5287 Reviews)

Director:

James Bridges

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

James Bridges

John Jay Osborn Jr. (novel)

Fullplot:

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.

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