Why it may be worth watching
- The Paper Chase combines Drama storytelling.
- The principal cast includes John Houseman, James Stephens, Lainie Kazan.
TV series
The Paper Chase
Critically lauded drama about the life and pressures of a group of students at a prestigious Eastern law school, with a strict and domineering contract-law professor named Charles Kingsfield, who alternately inspires and terrifies the students.
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Cast
John HousemanCharles Kingsfield
James StephensJames T. Hart
Lainie KazanRose Samuels
Penny Johnson JeraldVivian Conway
Peter NelsonTom Ford
Diana DouglasProf. Tyler
Michael TucciGerald Golden
Betty HarfordMrs Nottingham
James KeaneWillis Bell
Tom FitzsimmonsFranklin Ford III
Andra MillianLaura Kiernan
Clare KirkconnellRita Harriman
Robert KrimmerMartin Zeiss
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Best suited to viewers looking for Drama. The available catalogue spans 4 seasons.
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Themes and topics
law schoolstrict teacher
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