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The Secret Life of John Chapman

Dec 27, 1976 · 1h 15m
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Drama
TV Movie

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The true story of John Chapman, a college president who took a sabbatical and went out and got a job as a general laborer, to try to experience life outside his well-ordered but insulated college environment.

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CAST

Ralph Waite
John Chapman
Susan Anspach
Wilma
John Aylward
Grady
Brad Davis
Andy Chapman
Pat Hingle
Gus Reed
Maury Cooper
College Chairman
Richard L. Hawkins
Elayne Heilveil
Meredith Chapman
Directed by David Lowell Rich

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
The Jozak Company, Paramount Television
Country
US

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