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“You may be looking at a future President, Supreme Court Justice, Secretary of State or a dropout.”
A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.
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Cast
23 people
Timothy Bottoms
James T. Hart
Known for
The Last Picture Show
The Girl Next Door
Lindsay Wagner
Susan Fields
Known for
The Bionic Woman
Nighthawks
John Houseman
Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
Known for
Rollerball
Three Days of the Condor
Graham Beckel
Franklin Ford III
Known for
L.A. Confidential
Escape Plan
James Naughton
Kevin Brooks
Known for
The Devil Wears Prada
Planet of the Apes
Edward Herrmann
Thomas Craig Anderson
Known for
Gilmore Girls
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Craig Richard Nelson
Willis Bell
Known for
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
3 Women
Robert Lydiard
O'Connor
Also in
Gallavants
The Secret of Mulan
Lenny Baker
William Moss
Known for
The Hospital
David Clennon
Toombs
Known for
The Thing
Gone Girl
Regina Baff
Asheley Brooks
Also in
Escape from Alcatraz
The Great Gatsby
Irma Hurley
Mrs. Weasal
Also in
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
James Bridges Director · John Jay Osborn Jr. Author John Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $3.6M · United States release October 16, 1973 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$3,600,000
Production
Thompson-Paul Productions
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Latin · Spanish
Release dates
United States · October 16, 1973
Theatrical
France
March 6, 1974 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 10, 1974 · Theatrical
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