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A moving story of a first-year Harvard Law School student who comes to terms with his dreams in America's most competitive school. Hart finds he must survive much more than the pressures, all-night cramming and insecurities he expected. He becomes fearful of a brilliant professor, who terrorize...

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Uniform Title:Paper chase (Motion picture)
Main Author: Williams, John, 1932- (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Thompson-Paul Production, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
Other Authors: Thompson, Robert C. (Producer), Paul, Rodrick (Producer), Bridges, James (Screenwriter, Director), Bottoms, Timothy, 1949- (Actor), Wagner, Lindsay (Actor), Houseman, John, 1902-1988 (Actor), Herrmann, Edward, 1943-2014 (Actor), Naughton, James, 1945- (Actor), Beckel, Graham, 1949-, Nelson, Craig Richard, 1947-, Osborn, John Jay
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
Spanish
Language Notes:In English, French or Spanish with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2003]
Edition:Widescreen version.
Subjects:
Harvard Law School > Students > Drama.
Law teachers > Drama.
Harvard Law School > Drama.
Teacher-student relationships > Drama.
Graduate students > Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Film adaptations.
College life films.
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Summary:A moving story of a first-year Harvard Law School student who comes to terms with his dreams in America's most competitive school. Hart finds he must survive much more than the pressures, all-night cramming and insecurities he expected. He becomes fearful of a brilliant professor, who terrorizes some, inspires others and who easily separates the men from the boys.
Item Description:Originally released as a motion picture in 1973.
Based on the novel by John Jay Osborn, Jr.
Special features: audio commentary by producer Robert C. Thompson; theatrical trailer; Fox flix.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; region 1 encoding; Dolby digital stereo.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG.
Production Credits:Director of photography, Gordon Willis ; editor, Walter Thompson ; music, John Williams.