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- 110 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1996
www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-chamber-1996The Chamber movie review & film summary (1996) | Roger Ebert
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The Chamber is a 1996 American legal thriller film directed by James Foley. It is based on John Grisham's 1994 novel of the same name. The film stars Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman (who had previously appeared in another Grisham adaptation, The Firm), Faye Dunaway, Lela Rochon, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry, and David Marshall Grant.
The Chamber: Directed by James Foley. With Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway, Robert Prosky. A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- James Foley
- 1996-10-11
Oct 11, 1996 · 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.
Oct 11, 1996 · 110 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1996. Roger Ebert. October 11, 1996. 5 min read. There is an unpleasant way in which “The Chamber” and the previous John Grisham thriller, “A Time to Kill,” linger over the racism and hate language of their characters. Yes, the racist characters are the villains.
Young lawyer Adam Hall (Chris O'Donnell) launches a legal appeal for his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall (Gene Hackman), a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met. Accused of killing two young...
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- James Foley
- R
- Chris O'donnell
Having survived the hatred and bigotry that was his Klansman grandfather's only legacy, young attorney Adam Hall seeks at the last minute to appeal the old man's death sentence for the murder of two small Jewish boys 30 years before.
Oct 7, 1996 · The John Grisham film festival continues with “The Chamber”, the fifth screen adaptation of his writings in three years, an intelligently proficient movie that works more effectively as a...