The Paper Chase - Season 1 - Eps 13: An Act of Desperation

1978-12-19? min⭐ 7.556/10

A struggling Jonathan is so desperate to pass Kingsfield's midterm, he hires someone to steal a copy of the test. He tricks the rest of his study group into believing that it is an old Kingsfield exam, making them unwitting accessories to his cheating.

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About The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

Title: The Paper Chase

First Air Date: 1978-09-09

Last Air Date: 1986-05-02

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.556/10 (from 9 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 4

Total Episodes: 58

Network: CBS Showtime

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: Unknown

Synopsis

Critically lauded drama about the life and pressures of a group of students at a prestigious Eastern law school, with a strict and domineering contract-law professor named Charles Kingsfield, who alternately inspires and terrifies the students.

Cast

John Houseman

John Houseman

Charles Kingsfield

James Stephens

James Stephens

James T. Hart

Lainie Kazan

Lainie Kazan

Rose Samuels

Penny Johnson Jerald

Penny Johnson Jerald

Vivian Conway

Peter Nelson

Peter Nelson

Tom Ford

Diana Douglas

Diana Douglas

Prof. Tyler

Michael Tucci

Michael Tucci

Gerald Golden

Betty Harford

Betty Harford

Mrs Nottingham

James Keane

James Keane

Willis Bell

Tom Fitzsimmons

Tom Fitzsimmons

Franklin Ford III

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