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The Chair

The Chair

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

1963

  • Documentary
7.5

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.

Cast & crew

  • Robert DrewDirector
  • Gregory ShukerDirector
  • Richard LeacockDirector
  • Paul CrumpSelf
  • James LipscombNarrator
  • Robert DrewCorrespondent
  • Gregory ShukerCorrespondent
  • John MacdonaldCorrespondent

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