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The Chair
The Chair

The Chair

7.5
1963
0h 54m
Documentary

Overview

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.

Director

Robert Drew

Top Cast

👤

Paul Crump

Self

👤

James Lipscomb

Narrator

Robert Drew

Robert Drew

Correspondent

👤

Gregory Shuker

Correspondent

👤

John Macdonald

Correspondent

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