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The Chair

The Chair

★ 7.5/10•1963•54m•Documentary

Follows a crusading lawyer as he embarks on a campaign to save an African-American man, Paul Crump, from the electric chair. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.

Robert Drew · Director

Gregory Shuker · Director

Richard Leacock · Director

D. A. Pennebaker · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime54m
LanguageEN
Release DateAug 24, 1963

Actors

Paul Crump

Self

James Lipscomb

Narrator

Robert Drew

Robert Drew

Correspondent

Gregory Shuker

Correspondent

John Macdonald

Correspondent

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