The Chamber

A young lawyer makes a last ditch attempt to win a reprieve for his unrepentant grandfather, a man awaiting his fate on death row for murdering two young children in a bombing in 1967. Thriller., Legal thriller about a young lawyer who makes a last-ditch attempt to win a reprieve for a man awaiting his fate on a Mississippi death row for the racist murder of two young children. With only a month to live – and despite the pain and heartache the reopening of the case will bring to all those involved – the inexperienced lawyer unlocks his own family secrets in the hope of clearing the killer’s name, Legal thriller about a young lawyer who makes a last-ditch attempt to win a reprieve for his grandfather, a man awaiting his fate on a Mississippi death row for the racist murder of two young children. With only a month to live and, despite the pain and heartache the reopening of the case will bring to all those involved, the inexperienced grandson believes he can clear his grandfather’s name., Thriller based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham about a young lawyer who makes a last ditch attempt to win a reprieve for his unrepentant grandfather, a man awaiting his fate on death row for murdering two young children in a bombing in 1967., A grandson tries to save his grandfather from his death sentence for being racist and murdering two Jewish kids., A young man fresh out of law school tries to win a reprieve for his racist grandfather who is on death row., Thriller based on the best-selling novel by John Grisham about a young lawyer (Chris O’Donnell) who makes a last ditch attempt to win a reprieve for his unrepentant grandfather (Gene Hackman), a man awaiting his fate on death row for murdering two young children in a bombing in 1967., Based on a novel by John Grisham, this drama deals with a man trying to come to terms with his family and their ugly secrets. Adam Hall (Chris O’Donnell) is a successful attorney based in Chicago who travels to Mississippi to look into the case of Sam Cayhall (Gene Hackman). An outspoken racist and member of the Ku Klux Klan, Cayhall was convicted in the early ’60s of the murder of a Jewish civil rights lawyer and his children. Pending a last-minute appeal, it looks as if Cayhall will finally go to the electric chair, and Adam has arrived to see what he can do. It hardly seems like the sort of case Adam would normally be involved with, until we discover Adam’s secret: he is actually Cayhall’s grandson, and despite his misgivings about the man’s racist views, he wants to see if he can spare his life. Cayhall, however, has little use for Adam and even less regard for his legal skills. As Adam spends time with his Aunt Lee (Faye Dunaway), who witnessed Cayhall’s execution of a black man years ago, he gets a more complete and disturbing picture of Cayhall’s race hatred and the terrible toll it has taken on his family and the community. The Chamber marked the acting debut of former baseball and football star Bo Jackson., A young lawyer battles to win clemency for his grandfather on death row for a hate crime., Chris O’ Donnell stars in this masterful adaptation of John Grisham’s 1994 bestseller. He plays an idealistic lawyer who must confront his past when he vows to win clemency for his grandfather (Gene Hackman), who has been sentenced to the gas chamber for a racially motivated crime. Faye Dunaway, Lela Rochon, Millie Perkins.