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The Paper Chase

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Original title

The Paper Chase

Year

1973

Running time

111 min.

Country

United States

Director

James Bridges

Screenwriter

James Bridges. Novel: John Jay Osborn Jr.

Cast

Music

John Williams

Cinematography

Gordon Willis

Producer

20th Century Fox

Genre

Drama | Schools & University

Synopsis

"You have to choose between the girl you love and the diploma you've worked for all your life. You have 30 seconds".. Hart is a confused first year law student at Harvard. He is trying to survive the year under his strictest professer, the legendary Kingsfield. With the help of some of his classmates in his study group, Hart becomes one of the smartest students in his class. His reputation with Kingsfield is diminished, however, when he finds out the girl he has been seeing is Kingfields daughter. Will Hart perform to the best of his ability with Kingsfield watching his every move?

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Awards: 1973: Oscar: Best Supporting Actor (John Houseman). 3 Nominations

1973: Golden Globes: Best Supporting Actor (Josephine Hull)

1973: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Houseman)

1973: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Adapted Drama Screenplay

1973: National Board of Review (NBR): Best Supporting Actor.

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Critics' reviews

"'The Paper Chase' has some great performances, literate screenwriting, sensitive direction and handsome production"

Variety Staff: Variety
"'The Paper Chase' isn't a terrible movie, but its preconceptions are all wrong: it's about an un-situation and un-people"

Pauline Kael: The New Yorker
"Houseman is able to project subtleties of character even while appearing stiff and unrelenting; it's a performance of Academy Award quality, and resulted in an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"A fairly routine drama that never feels as though it's building to anything significant or even interesting..."

David Nusair: Reel Film
"James Bridges manages to do a fair job with the semihokey material."

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader

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