De studenten op Harvard-Law willen dit jaar slagen en bedenken allerlei studeerplannen. Daarnaast begint er eentje een relatie met de dochter van de vreselijke docent Contract-recht, al weet hij niet dat het diens dochter is.
Nee, helaas is The Paper Chase nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | James Bridges | Director |
| Writing | James Bridges | Screenplay |
| Writing | John Jay Osborn Jr. | Novel |
| Production | Robert C. Thompson | Producer |
| Production | Marion Dougherty | Casting |
| Camera | Gordon Willis | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Walter Thompson | Editor |
| Production | Rodrick Paul | Producer |
| Production | Philip L. Parslow | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Reginald H. Morris | Camera Operator |
| Art | Gerry Holmes | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Tony Lucibello | Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Philip L. Parslow | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Larry Jost | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Christopher Seitz | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | George Jenkins | Production Design |
| Directing | Michael Preece | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | John Jay Osborn Jr. | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Hendrik Wynands | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Ray Mercer Jr. | Property Master |
