The Paper Chase (TV series)

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The Paper Chase
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Genre	Drama
Based on	The Paper Chase by John Jay Osborn Jr.
Developed by	James Bridges
Starring	John Houseman James Stephens Tom Fitzsimmons Robert Ginty James Keane Jonathan Segal Francine Tacker Deka Beaudine Jane Kaczmarek Michael Tucci
Composers	Stephen Seretan (1.0, 1.1, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20) Charles Fox (1.2, 1.3) Thomas Newman (1.21) Richard Shores (1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	59 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Lynn Roth Robert C. Thompson
Producers	Albert Aley Robert Lewin Ernest A. Losso
Cinematography	Gene A. Talvin
Editors	Axel Hubert Sr. Rod Stephens
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 9, 1978 (1978-09-09) – April 24, 1979 (1979-04-24)
Network	Showtime
Release	April 15, 1983 (1983-04-15) – August 9, 1986 (1986-08-09)
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The Paper Chase is a 1978 American drama television series based on the 1971 novel of the same name by John Jay Osborn Jr., and a 1973 film adaptation. It follows the lives of law student James T. Hart and his classmates at an unnamed law school, modeled on Harvard Law School.