The Chair

1963· 54 min★ 7.2· Documentary

Follows a crusading lawyer as he embarks on a campaign to save an African-American man, Paul Crump, from the electric chair. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2007.

Cast: Paul Crump, James Lipscomb, Robert Drew

Director: Robert Drew, Gregory Shuker, Richard Leacock, D. A. Pennebaker