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The Paper Chase

★ 7.6 TMDB Rating · 10 votes

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.

Created by
James Bridges
Seasons
4
Episodes
58
Episode length
~1h
First aired
Sep 9, 1978
Networks
CBS, Showtime
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Paper Chase

  • Portrait of John Houseman

    John Houseman

    Charles Kingsfield

  • James Stephens

    James T. Hart

  • Portrait of Lainie Kazan

    Lainie Kazan

    Rose Samuels

  • Portrait of Penny Johnson Jerald

    Penny Johnson Jerald

    Vivian Conway

  • Portrait of Peter Nelson

    Peter Nelson

    Tom Ford

  • Portrait of Diana Douglas

    Diana Douglas

    Prof. Tyler

  • Portrait of Michael Tucci

    Michael Tucci

    Gerald Golden

  • Betty Harford

    Mrs Nottingham

  • Portrait of James Keane

    James Keane

    Willis Bell

  • Portrait of Tom Fitzsimmons

    Tom Fitzsimmons

    Franklin Ford III

  • Portrait of Andra Millian

    Andra Millian

    Laura Kiernan

  • Portrait of Clare Kirkconnell

    Clare Kirkconnell

    Rita Harriman

Seasons

  • Poster for Season 1 of The Paper Chase

    Season 1

    Sep 9, 1978

    22 episodes

  • Poster for Season 2 of The Paper Chase

    Season 2

    Apr 15, 1983

    19 episodes

  • Poster for Season 3 of The Paper Chase

    Season 3

    May 11, 1985

    12 episodes

  • Poster for Season 4 of The Paper Chase

    Season 4

    Feb 1, 1986

    5 episodes

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