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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 |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 59 (list of episodes) |
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Cinematography | Gene A. Talvin |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | 20th Century Fox Television |
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Network | CBS |
Release | September 9, 1978 April 24, 1979 | –
Network | Showtime |
Release | April 15, 1983 August 9, 1986 | –
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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.