

The Chamber
1996-10-11 · 113 min · ★ 5.9
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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Production details
- Directors
- James Foley
- Production companies
- Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment, Davis Entertainment
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 50,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 22,540,359
Top Cast
Chris O'DonnellAdam Hall
Gene HackmanSam Cayhall
Faye DunawayLee Cayhall Bowen
Robert ProskyE. Garner Goodman
Lela RochonNora Stark
Bo JacksonSgt. Clyde Packer
Millie PerkinsRuth Kramer
David Marshall GrantGov. David McAllister
Raymond J. BarryRollie Wedge
Nicholas PryorJudge Flynn F. Slattery
Richard BradfordWyn Lettner
Harve PresnellAttorney General Roxburgh
Josef SommerPhelps Bowen
Jane KaczmarekDr. Anne Biddows
Seth IslerMarvin B. Kramer
Greg GoossenJ.B. GullittTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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