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The Chamber

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
16K
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Gene Hackman and Chris O'Donnell in The Chamber (1996)
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Legal ThrillerCrimeDramaThriller

A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row.A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row.A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row.

  • Director
    • James Foley
  • Writers
    • John Grisham
    • William Goldman
    • Phil Alden Robinson
  • Stars
    • Chris O'Donnell
    • Gene Hackman
    • Faye Dunaway
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    16K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • James Foley
    • Writers
      • John Grisham
      • William Goldman
      • Phil Alden Robinson
    • Stars
      • Chris O'Donnell
      • Gene Hackman
      • Faye Dunaway
    • 64User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 45Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations

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    Trailer 0:31
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    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
    Raymond J. Barry
    Raymond J. Barry
    • Rollie Wedge
    • (as Raymond Barry)
    • …
    Bo Jackson
    Bo Jackson
    • Sgt. Clyde Packer
    Lela Rochon
    Lela Rochon
    • Nora Stark
    David Marshall Grant
    David Marshall Grant
    • Gov. David McAllister
    Nicholas Pryor
    Nicholas Pryor
    • Judge Flynn F. Slattery
    Harve Presnell
    Harve Presnell
    • Atty. Gen. Roxburgh
    Richard Bradford
    Richard Bradford
    • Wyn Lettner
    Greg Goossen
    • J.B. Gullitt
    • (as Gregory Goossen)
    Seth Isler
    • Marvin B. Kramer
    Millie Perkins
    Millie Perkins
    • Ruth Kramer
    Sid Johnson
    • Josh Kramer
    Blake Johnson
    • John Kramer
    Josef Sommer
    Josef Sommer
    • Phelps Bowen
    Leonard Vincent
    • Lucas Mann
    • Director
      • James Foley
    • Writers
      • John Grisham
      • William Goldman
      • Phil Alden Robinson
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The story of the freakish execution that Sam tells Adam, about a condemned prisoner beating his head against a metal pole inside the gas chamber, is a true story. It happened to Mississippian Jimmy Lee Gray in 1983.
    • Goofs
      Sam Cahall states that the new law allowing him to opt for lethal injection applied only to inmates convicted after 1984. Actually it was just the opposite: Those convicted after 1984 could only have lethal injection. Before 1984 convicts could choose between lethal injection and the gas chamber.
    • Quotes

      E. Garner Goodman: How much do you know about the death penalty?

      Adam Hall: I've read everything there is.

      E. Garner Goodman: Then you know nothing.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: That Thing You Do!/Bound/Michael Collins/Infinity/If These Walls Could Talk (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      Temenos (Here Come The Shakes)
      Written by Shelby Tate
      Performed by Remy Zero
      Courtesy of DGC Records
      By Arrangement with MCA Special Markets & Products

    User reviews64

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    5/10

    racist Gene Hackman great

    Sam Cayhall (Gene Hackman) is set to be executed for a bombing thirty years ago in Mississippi that killed two Jewish boys. His grandson Adam (Chris O'Donnell) has been avoiding the hateful legacy of his Klan grandfather. The young lawyer takes on the case. His investigation reveals that others were involved and he struggles to stop the execution.

    Gene Hackman is a great racist but his character is irredeemable. Chris O'Donnell has his boyish looks but I don't sense the substance. Faye Dunaway is simply horrible in this one. The story is flat. The legal thriller is ultimately meaningless. Other than Hackman, this movie doesn't have much.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 11, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Lỗ hổng
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Imagine Entertainment
      • Davis Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $50,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $14,551,359
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,612,095
      • Oct 13, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $22,540,359
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • DTS-Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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