James Bridges
Director
The Paper Chase (1978)
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.
Genres: Drama
Keywords: tmdb.law-school, tmdb.strict-teacher, imdb.academia-drama, imdb.student, imdb.law-student, imdb.law-school, imdb.professor + 12 more, imdb.harvard-law-school, imdb.teacher, imdb.teacher-student-relationship, imdb.studying, imdb.study-group, imdb.education, imdb.classroom, imdb.boston-massachusetts, imdb.college, imdb.harvard, awards.emmy-award-nominated, awards.golden-globe-nominated
Network: Showtime
Country: United States
Production Country:
United States
Languages:
English
Season 1
22 episodes
Season 2
19 episodes
Season 3
12 episodes
Season 4
5 episodes
Network: Showtime
Released: Sept. 9, 1978
Last Air Date: May 2, 1986, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR