The Chair (1963)
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.
- Date of release
- 1963-08-24
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 54m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Robert Drew, Gregory Shuker, Richard Leacock, D. A. Pennebaker
Casting
- Paul Crump — Self
- James Lipscomb — Narrator
- Robert Drew — Correspondent
- Gregory Shuker — Correspondent
- John Macdonald — Correspondent
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