The Chair

Duration: 54

Year Published: 1963

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: Utilizing direct cinema techniques, this documentary focuses on the attempts made to save Paul Crump from the electric chair in July 1962. The prisoner's life hangs in the balance as his lawyers petition the governor for a commutation of sentence. Meanwhile,the warden readies the chair, and the media positions itself for an emotionally charged story.

Complete Record: Utilizing direct cinema techniques, this documentary focuses on the attempts made to save Paul Crump from the electric chair in July 1962. The prisoner's life hangs in the balance as his lawyers petition the governor for a commutation of sentence. Meanwhile,the warden readies the chair, and the media positions itself for an emotionally charged story.

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