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The Secret Life of John Chapman

1976· 1h 15m

Drama

Directed by David Lowell Rich

7.3/ 10

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Overview

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.

Cast

Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

John Chapman

Susan Anspach

Susan Anspach

Wilma

John Aylward

John Aylward

Grady

Brad Davis

Brad Davis

Andy Chapman

Pat Hingle

Pat Hingle

Gus Reed

Maury Cooper

College Chairman

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