The Paper Chase
"You may be looking at a future President, Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State or a dropout."
A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.
Cast
Timothy Bottoms
James T. Hart
Lindsay Wagner
Susan Fields
John Houseman
Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
Graham Beckel
Franklin Ford III
James Naughton
Kevin Brooks
Edward Herrmann
Thomas Craig Anderson
Craig Richard Nelson
Willis Bell
Robert Lydiard
O'Connor
Lenny Baker
William Moss
David Clennon
Toombs
Regina Baff
Asheley Brooks
Irma Hurley
Mrs. Weasal
Bill Moher
Philip Fields
Blair Brown
Miss Farranti
Richard Whelan
Pruit
Alan Kwinter
Sanders
Nicholas Olah
Knight
David B. Johns
Fisher
Tony Silverthorne
Hotel Manager
John Bethune
Hotel Clerk
Jan Campbell
1st Hotel Maid
Dora Dainton
2nd Hotel Maid
Ronald Mlodzik
Law Student (uncredited)
Crew
James Bridges
Screenplay
James Bridges
Director
John Jay Osborn Jr.
Novel
Rodrick Paul
Producer
Marion Dougherty
Casting
Robert C. Thompson
Producer
Philip L. Parslow
Associate Producer
Gordon Willis
Director of Photography
Walter Thompson
Editor
Philip L. Parslow
Unit Production Manager
Gerry Holmes
Set Decoration
Tony Lucibello
Second Assistant Director
Larry Jost
Sound Mixer
Christopher Seitz
Assistant Director
Donald O. Mitchell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
George Jenkins
Production Design
Hendrik Wynands
Construction Coordinator
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Michael Preece
Script Supervisor
Reginald H. Morris
Camera Operator
Ray Mercer Jr.
Property Master
John Jay Osborn Jr.
Technical Advisor