The Chair

7.5 1963 54 min
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.

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Directors
Robert Drew, Gregory Shuker, Richard Leacock, D. A. Pennebaker

Cast

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Paul Crump Self
James Lipscomb Narrator
Robert Drew Correspondent
Gregory Shuker Correspondent
John Macdonald Correspondent

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