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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.

1978 |4 Seasons  | 60m |  Drama

Cast

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John Houseman

Charles Kingsfield

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James Stephens

James T. Hart

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Lainie Kazan

Rose Samuels

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Penny Johnson Jerald

Vivian Conway

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Peter Nelson

Tom Ford

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Diana Douglas

Prof. Tyler

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Michael Tucci

Gerald Golden

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Betty Harford

Mrs Nottingham

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James Keane

Willis Bell

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Tom Fitzsimmons

Franklin Ford III

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Andra Millian

Laura Kiernan

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Clare Kirkconnell

Rita Harriman

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Robert Krimmer

Martin Zeiss

Seasons List

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Season 1

1978

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Season 2

1983

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Season 3

1985

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Season 4

1986

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Creator

James Bridges

Status

Ended

Languages

English

Network

CBS