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Film: The Paper Chase (1974)

on BBC One London

starring Timothy Bottoms Lindsay Wagner and John Houseman Hart, a naive, idealistic youth from Minnesota, is a freshman at Harvard Law School. In his first days there he discovers that the most formidable obstacle to his success in getting good grades is the brilliant but tough Professor Kingsfield.
His problems are compounded when he falls for the professor's daughter and he finds more than his grades at stake. John Houseman won an Oscar for his performance as the ruthless Kingsfield, a role he repeated in the successful television series
Contributors:
Screenplay by: James Bridges
Based on the novel by: John Jat Osborn Jr
Produced by: Robert Thompson
Produced by: Rodrick Paul
Directed by: James Bridges

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