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The Chamber

"Time is running out."

1996-10-11 Crime 1hr 53m

Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.

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Storyline

Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.

  • Released
    1996-10-11
  • Revenue
    $22,540,359
  • Budget
    $50,000,000
  • Runtime
    1hr 53m
  • Genre
    Crime, Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    English
  • imdb-logo
    6
  • Production
    Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Davis Entertainment

Crew

James Foley
Director
William Goldman
Screenplay
John Davis
Producer
Keywords:
ku klux klan doomed man legal drama

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Cast

Chris O'Donnell

Chris O'Donnell
Adam Hall
Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman
Sam Cayhall
Faye Dunaway

Faye Dunaway
Lee Cayhall Bowen
Robert Prosky

Robert Prosky
E. Garner Goodman
Lela Rochon

Lela Rochon
Nora Stark
Bo Jackson

Bo Jackson
Sgt. Clyde Packer
Millie Perkins

Millie Perkins
Ruth Kramer
David Marshall Grant

David Marshall Grant
Gov. David McAllister
Raymond J. Barry

Raymond J. Barry
Rollie Wedge
Nicholas Pryor

Nicholas Pryor
Judge Flynn F. Slattery
Richard Bradford

Richard Bradford
Wyn Lettner
Harve Presnell

Harve Presnell
Attorney General Roxburgh
Josef Sommer

Josef Sommer
Phelps Bowen
Jane Kaczmarek

Jane Kaczmarek
Dr. Anne Biddows
Seth Isler

Seth Isler
Marvin B. Kramer
Greg Wayne Elam

Greg Wayne Elam
Joe Lincoln
Greg Goossen

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J.B. Gullitt

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Reviews for The Chamber
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A Review by John Chard 5

Written by John Chard on 2016-03-11

If you spend half as much time trying to be a lawyer instead of trying to be Dick Tracy, I might not be dead in five days. The Chamber is... read more

If you spend half as much time trying to be a lawyer instead of trying to be Dick Tracy, I might not be dead in five days. The Chamber is directed by James Foley and adapted to screenplay by William Goldman and Phil Alden Robinson from the John Grisham novel of the same name. It stars Gene Hackman, Chris O'Donnell, Faye Dunnaway, Lela Rochon and Robert Prosky. Music is by Carter Burwell and cinematography by Ian Baker. Young attorney Adam Hall (O'Donnell) fights to keep his Klansman grandfather, Sam Cayhall (Hackman), from the gas chamber. Grisham famously slated the film, even shouldering some of the blame himself, it's not hard to see why. It's a legal drama without any drama, it plods aimlessly along, getting by on Hackman's fully committed performance. At times it forgets its legal duties and gets wrapped up in family strife, which would be OK if this aspect of the story had anything worthwhile to say, it doesn't, and you can see the cast and director straining to make a two hour talkathon worthy of your time. It isn't, sadly, making it the poorest Grisham adaptation to screen. 5/10

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A Review by John Chard

If you spend half as much time trying to be a lawyer instead of trying to be Dick Tracy, I might not be dead in five days. The Chamber is directed by James Foley and adapted to screenplay by William Goldman and Phil Alden Robinson from t...

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A Review by John Chard 5

Written by John Chard on 2016-03-11

If you spend half as much time trying to be a lawyer instead of trying to be Dick Tracy, I might not be dead in five days. The Chamber is directed by James Foley and adapted to screenplay by Willia...

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