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The Chair

1963Directed by Robert Drew, Gregory Shuker, Richard Leacock, D. A. Pennebaker

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Released: August 24, 1963
Runtime: 54m

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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.

Directors: Robert Drew
Gregory Shuker
Richard Leacock
D. A. Pennebaker

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