The Secret Life of John Chapman (1976)
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.
Director:
David Lowell Rich
Writer:
Albert Ruben
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Ralph Waite as John Chapman |
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Susan Anspach as Wilma |
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John Aylward as Grady |
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Brad Davis as Andy Chapman |
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Pat Hingle as Gus Reed |
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Maury Cooper as College Chairman |
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Richard L. Hawkins as |
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Elayne Heilveil as Meredith Chapman |
| Art | Trevor Williams | Art Direction |
| Writing | John R. Coleman | Author |
| Sound | Fred Myrow | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | John A. Martinelli | Editor |
| Writing | Albert Ruben | Screenplay |
| Camera | Jacques R. Marquette | Director of Photography |
| Production | Gerald W. Abrams | Producer |
| Art | Robert E. Reed | Set Decoration |
| Directing | David Lowell Rich | Director |