PAPER CHASE,THE S2

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• Release Year: 1983
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: School is back in session, and the stakes are once again high for an ambitious and dedicated student body determined to make a difference at their prestigious East Coast law school.; ; Based on the 1973 film The Paper Chase, the TV series features John Houseman (who won an Academy Award for his portrayal in the original film) as Professor Charles W. Kingsfield, Jr. - the almighty voice of law and order on the Ivy League campus. He presides over second year student James T. Hart (James Stephens) and a class of driven, intelligent and morally aware students who always seem to rise through the pressures of life and law in the pursuit of truth and justice. ; ; The series originallly aired on CBS from 1978-1979 and was subsequently picked up by cable channel Showtime in 1983, with Houseman and Stephens reprising their roles along with much of the original cast. The complex and thoughtful show was given more latitude on Showtime and continued another three seasons on the network to much acclaim.
• Cast: John Houseman, James Stephens, Tom Fitzsimmons, James Keane, Betty Harford, Michael Tucci, Clare Kirkconnell, Robert Ginty, Andra Millian, Francine Tacker, Wortham Krimmer, Penny Johnson, Charles Hallahan, Jonathan Sagall, Deka Beaudine, Stanley DeSantis, Steve Levitt, Steven Peterman, Peter Nelson, Lainie Kazan, Jane Kaczmarek, Michael Prince, Carole Goldman, Jessica Salem, Mark Schubb, David Paymer, Diana Douglas, Jack Manning, Sandy Simpson, Priscilla Taylor, Herb Mendelsohn, Brock Michaels, Carl Gabriel Yorke, Marion Yue, Karl Ellis, Ken Rector, Lionel Douglass, Kenneth F. Graham, Philip Levien, Patricia Perangeli, Lisa Pescia, Arthur Adams, Jan Arvan, Ellen Brandt, Monica MacLean, James Saito, Thomas Babson, David Drucker, Royce Wallace, Justin Lord, John Randolph, Ann Bronston, Harvey Lewis, Gary Dubin, Abraham Gordon, Michael Mitz, Deborah Tilton, Jon Lovitz, Peter White, Jack Bender, Corey Allen, Joseph Pevney, Nick Havinga, Mark Cullingham, Arthur Allan Seidelman, Lynn Roth
• Director: Jack Bender
• Runtime: 16:15
• Company: Twentieth Century Fox, Shout Factory
• Media Format: Series