type: 

COMEDY

DRAMA

ROMANCE

A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.

name	character
Regina Baff	Asheley Brooks
Lenny Baker	Tutor
Graham Beckel	Franklin Ford III
Timothy Bottoms	James T. Hart
Blair Brown	Miss Farranti
David Clennon	Toombs
Edward Herrmann	Thomas Craig Anderson
John Houseman	Charles W. Kingsfield Jr.
Robert Lydiard	O'Connor
Bill Moher	Philip Fields
James Naughton	Kevin Brooks
Craig Richard Nelson	Willis Bell
Tony Silverthorne	Hotel Manager
Lindsay Wagner	Susan Fields

name
James Bridges	director, screenplay
John Jay Osborn Jr.	writer (original)
Rodrick Paul	producer
Robert C. Thompson	producer
John Williams	composer

year	award	category	name
1973	Academy Award	Best Actor in a Supporting Role	John Houseman
1973	Golden Globe Award	Best Supporting Actor	John Houseman