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  • The Chair (1963)
  • Not Rated
    59 min | Documentary
The Chair (1963)
Not Rated
59 min | Documentary
THE CHAIR follows in the footsteps of lawyers Donald Moore and Louis Nizer as they fight to save Paul Crump from the electric chair. In the tense days leading up to a parole board hearing, the men work tirelessly to rescue Crump through an...See moreTHE CHAIR follows in the footsteps of lawyers Donald Moore and Louis Nizer as they fight to save Paul Crump from the electric chair. In the tense days leading up to a parole board hearing, the men work tirelessly to rescue Crump through an appeal of rehabilitation - unprecedented in the state of Illinois - and, after the hearing, anxiously await the governor's verdict. Allowing viewers to experience the high-pressure chain of events along with Crump, his prosecutors and his defenders, the film opens a window into the politics of punishment. See less
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Director
Robert Drew
Producer
Gregory Shuker
Editors
Ellen Hovde (as Ellen Huxley) | Richard Leacock
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Updated Sep 30, 1963
Release date
Nov 14, 2014 (United States)

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