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The Chair (1963) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1963 · 54 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Robert Drew
- Starring
- Paul Crump
The film chronicles a determined lawyer who launches an intense legal battle to prevent the execution of African‑American inmate Paul Crump, seeking to overturn his death sentence by the electric chair. The documentary, noted for its social‑justice focus, was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.
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