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The Chamber
1996
An idealistic young lawyer, Adam Hall (O'Donnell) travels to Mississippi to plea for the life of an inmate scheduled to die in the gas chamber in four weeks. The condemned man, an unrepentant bigot, happens to be the attorney's estranged grandfather Sam Cayhall (Hackman). This suspenseful thriller twists and turns as Adam .. Read more
| Starring | Gene Hackman, Chris O'Donnell, Faye Dunaway, Lela Rochon |
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| Director | James Foley |
| Genres | Drama |
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The Chamber
An idealistic young lawyer, Adam Hall (O'Donnell) travels to Mississippi to plea for the life of an inmate scheduled to die in the gas chamber in four weeks. The condemned man, an unrepentant bigot, happens to be the attorney's estranged grandfather Sam Cayhall (Hackman). This suspenseful thriller twists and turns as Adam attempts to uncover evidence that will secure clemency for Sam, and ultimately, the shocking truth. Based on John Grisham's 1994 novel.
| Starring | Gene Hackman, Chris O'Donnell, Faye Dunaway, Lela Rochon |
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| Director | James Foley |
| Studio | 4 FRONT VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 48 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | Production year: 1996 To Rent: DVD: 14 Mar 2005 |
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Unconvincing and rather plodding drama, though Hackman's performance almost manages to keep one's interest alive.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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not as good as the book, but then they never are, still a good film though, especially if you havent read the book.
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- carol bryan
- Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, U.K.
- 22 Sep 2004 at 12:31
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There are no spoilers in this review. I'm a big John Grisham fan and thorougly enjoyed the book. The film represented the book extremely well and held my ... read more »
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The book is fantastic, the movie will send you to sleep, so boring.
Great cast wasted. - 817203
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i love this movie i will love to reant it agen
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An idealistic young lawyer, Adam Hall (O'Donnell) travels to Mississippi to plea for the life of an inmate scheduled to die in the gas chamber in four weeks. The condemned man, an unrepentant bigot, happens to be the attorney's estranged grandfather Sam Cayhall (Hackman). This suspenseful thriller ...
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