The Chair

7.5196354m

Documentary

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.

Directed by Robert Drew

CAST

The people behind the story

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Paul CrumpSelf

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James LipscombNarrator

Robert DrewCorrespondent

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Gregory ShukerCorrespondent

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John MacdonaldCorrespondent

The Chair

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