The Paper Chase (TV series)

*The Paper Chase*
The Paper Chase
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Genre	Drama
Based on	The Paper Chase by John Jay Osborn Jr.
Developed by	James Bridges
Starring	John Houseman; James Stephens; Tom Fitzsimmons; Robert Ginty; James Keane; Jonathan Segal; Francine Tacker; Deka Beaudine; Jane Kaczmarek; Michael Tucci;
Composers	Stephen Seretan (1.0, 1.1, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20); Charles Fox (1.2, 1.3); Thomas Newman (1.21); Richard Shores (1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12);
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	59 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Lynn Roth; Robert C. Thompson;
Producers	Albert Aley; Robert Lewin; Ernest A. Losso;
Cinematography	Gene A. Talvin
Editors	Axel Hubert Sr.; Rod Stephens;
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	20th Century Fox Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 9, 1978 –; April 24, 1979
Network	Showtime
Release	April 15, 1983 –; August 9, 1986

The Paper Chase is a 1978 American drama television series based on the 1971 novel of the same title by John Jay Osborn Jr., and a 1973 film adaptation. It follows the lives of law student James T. Hart and his classmates at an unnamed law school, modeled on Harvard Law School.