The Paper Chase

A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.

Cast

Timothy Bottoms

as James T. Hart

Lindsay Wagner

as Susan Fields

John Houseman

as Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.

Graham Beckel

as Franklin Ford III

James Naughton

as Kevin Brooks

Edward Herrmann

as Thomas Craig Anderson

Craig Richard Nelson

as Willis Bell

Robert Lydiard

as O'Connor

Lenny Baker

as William Moss

David Clennon

as Toombs

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