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The Chamber (1996)
5.8
Ratings: 5.8/10 from 7,127 users
Metascore:
45/100
Reviews: 37 user | 37 critic | 18 from Metacritic.com A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row. Director:James Foley |
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E. Garner Goodman
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Rollie Wedge
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Donnie Cayhall
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Sgt. Clyde Packer
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Nora Stark
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David Marshall Grant | ... |
Gov. David McAllister
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Nicholas Pryor | ... |
Judge Flynn F. Slattery
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Atty. Gen. Roxburgh
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Richard Bradford | ... |
Wyn Lettner
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Greg Goossen | ... |
J.B. Gullitt
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Seth Isler | ... |
Marvin B. Kramer
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Ruth Kramer
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Sid Johnson | ... |
Josh Kramer
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Storyline
Having survived the hatred and bigotry that was his Klansman grandfather's only legacy, young attorney Adam Hall seeks at the last minute to appeal the old man's death sentence for the murder of two small Jewish boys 30 years before. Only four weeks before Sam Cayhall is to be executed, Adam meets his grandfather for the first time in the Mississippi prison which has held him since the crime. The meeting is predictably tense when the educated, young Mr. "Hall" confronts his venom-spewing elder, Mr. "Cayhall," about the murders. The next day, headlines run proclaiming Adam the grandson who has come to the state to save his grandfather, the infamous Ku Klux Klan bomber. While the old man's life lies in the balance, Adam's motivation in fighting this battle becomes clear as the story unfolds. Not only does he fight for his grandfather, but perhaps for himself as well... Written by Mark Fleetwood <mfleetwo@mail.coin.missouri.edu>
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(USA) See more »Also Known As:
Die Kammer See more »Box Office
Budget:
$50,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$5,612,095 (USA) (13 October 1996) (2026 Screens)Gross:
$22,540,359 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Written by Shelby Tate
Performed by Remy Zero
Courtesy of DGC Records
By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets & Products See more »
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In a 2006 BBC TV Culture Show interview, John Grisham stated that this was the adaptation of his work he liked least See more »Goofs
Audio/visual unsynchronized: As Adam watches, the digital LED clock in his hotel room changes from 3:59 to 4:00 am, and makes a faint click as it does. Clocks of this kind do not make such sounds. See more »Quotes
Sam Cayhall: Save me. Your don't look like you can save a turkey from Thanksgiving.See more »
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"Temenos (Here Come The Shakes)"Written by Shelby Tate
Performed by Remy Zero
Courtesy of DGC Records
By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets & Products See more »
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