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Cast

Paul Crump

Paul Crump

Self

Crew

Robert Drew

Robert Drew

Director

Gregory Shuker

Gregory Shuker

Producer

Gregory Shuker

Gregory Shuker

Cinematography

Richard Leacock

Richard Leacock

Cinematography

Robert Drew

Robert Drew

Cinematography

Robert Drew

Robert Drew

Executive Producer

D. A. Pennebaker

D. A. Pennebaker

Cinematography

Joyce Chopra

Joyce Chopra

Editor

Ellen Giffard

Ellen Giffard

Editor

Patricia Powell

Patricia Powell

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Richard Leacock

Richard Leacock

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The Chair

19636.0 / 1054 min
Documentary

Overview

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.