THE CHAIR follows in the footsteps of lawyers Donald Moore and Louis Nizer as they fight to save Paul Crump from the electric chair. In the tense days leading up to a parole board hearing, the men work tirelessly to rescue Crump through an...
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Directed by
| Robert Drew | ||
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| Robert Drew | ... | executive producer |
| Gregory Shuker | ... | producer |
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| Robert Drew | ||
| Richard Leacock | ||
| D.A. Pennebaker | ||
| Gregory Shuker | ||
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| Ellen Hovde | ... | (as Ellen Huxley) |
| Richard Leacock | ||
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THE CHAIR follows in the footsteps of lawyers Donald Moore and Louis Nizer as they fight to save Paul Crump from the electric chair. In the tense days leading up to a parole board hearing, the men work tirelessly to rescue Crump through an appeal of rehabilitation - unprecedented in the state of Illinois - and, after the hearing, anxiously await the governor's verdict. Allowing viewers to experience the high-pressure chain of events along with Crump, his prosecutors and his defenders, the film opens a window into the politics of punishment. |
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| Movie Connections | Featured in The Camera That Changed the World (2011). See more » |