The Paper Chase (film)

The Paper Chase
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	James Bridges
Screenplay by	James Bridges
Based on	The Paper Chase by John Jay Osborn Jr.
Produced by	Rodrick Paul Robert C. Thompson
Starring	Timothy Bottoms Lindsay Wagner John Houseman
Cinematography	Gordon Willis
Edited by	Walter Thompson
Music by	John Williams
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	October 16, 1973 (1973-10-16)
Running time	111 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$3.6 million[1]

The Paper Chase is a 1973 American comedy-drama film starring Timothy Bottoms, Lindsay Wagner, and John Houseman, and directed by James Bridges.

Based on John Jay Osborn Jr.'s 1971 novel The Paper Chase, it tells the story of James Hart, a first-year law student at Harvard Law School, his experiences with Professor Charles Kingsfield, a brilliant and demanding contract law instructor, and Hart's relationship with Kingsfield's daughter. Houseman earned an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as the professor. Houseman later reprised the role in a TV series of the same name that lasted four seasons, following Hart, played by James Stephens, through his three years of law school.