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The Chamber

The Chamber

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19966.01h 53m

Overview

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.

Directed by James Foley
Written by William Goldman, John Grisham, Phil Alden Robinson
Produced by John Davis, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $22.5M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

ku klux klandoomed manlegal drama

About The Chamber

The Chamber is a crime, drama film released in 1996 exploring themes of ku klux klan, doomed man, legal drama. Directed by James Foley, it stars Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway. 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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