The Chamber
Brief Synopsis
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In 28 days, convicted killer and white supremacist Sam Cayhall will die in the Mississippi gas chamber for the 1967 bombing murders of two small children. While counting down his final days, Sam is visited by a stranger: young, inexperienced law associate Adam Hall, who comes to Parchman Prison to t
Cast & Crew
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James Foley
Director
Chris O'donnell
Adam Hall
Gene Hackman
Sam Cayhall
Faye Dunaway
Lee Bowen
Robert Prosky
E Garner Goodman
Raymond J Barry
Rollie Wedge
Film Details
Also Known As
Chamber, Dödscellen
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Bill Dance Casting; CBS News; Davis Entertainment; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Eastman Kodak; Greg Salmon; Imagine Entertainment; Manhattan Center; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Scarlet Letters
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures; Haskolabio; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
Jackson, Mississippi, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Synopsis
In 28 days, convicted killer and white supremacist Sam Cayhall will die in the Mississippi gas chamber for the 1967 bombing murders of two small children. While counting down his final days, Sam is visited by a stranger: young, inexperienced law associate Adam Hall, who comes to Parchman Prison to try to save this unrepentant racist and find meaning in his own life. Although his late father changed his family name, Adam is Sam's grandson. As the days and minutes swiftly tick away, Adam uses every legal strategy he knows to win clemency for his grandfather, losing each of these desperate battles in the higher courts. Vehemently opposed to capital punishment, Adam also strongly believes that Sam may be innocent and hopes to uncover the identity of the real bomber. With hope fading each hour, Adam's grueling experience becomes more frightening as he is menacingly shadowed by a mysterious figure who may know the truth behind the crime for which Sam now awaits death in "the chamber."
Director
James Foley
Director
Cast
Chris O'donnell
Adam Hall
Gene Hackman
Sam Cayhall
Faye Dunaway
Lee Bowen
Robert Prosky
E Garner Goodman
Raymond J Barry
Rollie Wedge
Bo Jackson
Sergeant Packer
Lela Rochon
Nora Stark
David Marshall Grant
Governor Mcallister
Nicholas Pryor
Judge Slattery
Harve Presnell
Attorney General Roxburgh
Richard Bradford
Wyn Lettner
Greg Goossen
J B Gullitt
Seth Isler
Marvin Kramer
Millie Perkins
Ruth Kramer
Sid Johnson
Josh Kramer
Blake Johnson
John Kramer
Josef Sommer
Phelps Bowen
Leonard Vincent
Lucas Mann
Bonita Allen
Ms Cooley
Dick Stilwell
George Nugent
Gloria Jackson Winters
Woman Guard
Gregg Elam
Joe Lincoln
Zaquarii Walters
Quince Lincoln
Jane Kaczmarek
Dr Anne Biddows
Thom Gossom
Bink
Jana Barraza
Gate Attendant
Nick Brett
Rally Skinhead
Curtis Epper
Rally Skinhead
Craig Pinckes
Rally Skinhead
Dan Beene
Lead Sheriff
James Geralden
Newscaster
Michelle Davison
Professor Burns
Jack Conley
White Guard
Stephanie Bell Flynt
Newscaster On Air
Ruby Wilson
Jessie
Joe Meek
Senate Aide
Anthony Kopczynski
Visitor'S Room Guard
Ken Colquitt
Visitor'S Room Guard
Neil Barton
Visitor'S Room Guard
Gilbert Ivan Johnson
Trustee
Jerry Gauny
Inmate
Ed Siebert
Inmate
Bob Rummler
Inmate
Disraeli Ellison
Inmate
Rod Phillips
Inmate
Jeff Sanders
Inmate
Richard T Munoz
Inmate
Clee Cottel
Inmate
Ian Brady
Deputy Executioner
Sam Bologna
Deputy Executioner
Charles Swain
Observation Cell Guard
Tony Scott Sherrom
Governor'S Aide
William S Maxwell
Leadman
Rick Lambert
Leadman
Crew
William R Aldridge
Special Effects Powder Man
Lance Anderson
Makeup Artist
Ron Ash
Best Boy
Maryellen Aviano-roberts
Other
Ian Baker
Dp/Cinematographer
Ian Baker
Director Of Photography
Suzy Barbieri
Assistant (To Karen Kehela)
Annie Bardelli
Assistant Production Coordinator
Ron Bartlett
Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Batha
1st Assistant Sound Editor
Bradford F Bell
Assistant Location Manager
Lon Bentley
Makeup Artist
John Bertram
Grip
Jules Bianchi
Assistant (To Chris O'Donnell)
Burtis Bills
Additional Audio
Teresa Binder
Set Costumer
Brad Blondheim
Set Production Assistant
Bradford Boll
Art Department Assistant
Brian W Boyd
Second 2nd Assistant Director (Chicago Crew)
David Brisbin
Production Designer
Robin Bronner
Dga Trainee
Brooke Brooks
Assistant (To John Davis)
Ricky Brooks
Song ("Sister")
Francie Brown
Dialect Coach
John A. Brubaker
Transportation Captain
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutter
Carter Burwell
Original Music
Carter Burwell
Music
Rodney Byrd
Special Effects Foreman
Danny D Cappa
Set Dresser
Paul Carden
Supervising Sound Editor
Laurence Castello
Other
Richard E. Chapla
Other
Emile Charlap
Music Contractor
Jeff Clark
Adr Editor
Bonnie Clevering
Hair Stylist
Patricia Conaway
Digital Sound Assistant
Asahel Cooper
Set Dresser
Michael Corral
Labor Foreman
Christopher G. Cowen
Office Assistant
Maureen Cowen
Assistant (To Brian Grazer)
James M. Cox
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
James M Crumbley
Set Production Assistant
Shirley Fulton Crumley
Location/Extras Casting
John Cucci
Foley Artist
Burt Dalton
Special Effects Coordinator
Jeffe Davis
Song ("Sister")
John Davis
Producer
Shelly Rae Day
Transportation Office Coordinator
Angel Deangelis Haiko
Key Hairstylist
Joseph Dorowsky
Other
Francois Duhamel
Still Photographer
David Dunbar
Other
Gary Duncan
Insert Car Driver
John Elmore
Second 2nd Assistant Director
Ward Emling
Special Thanks (Mississippi Film Office)
Leonard Engelman
Key Makeup
E. J. Butch Ertel
Projectionist
Don Estes
Grip
Michael Farrow
Music Scoring Mixer
Jeff Ferrero
Other
John H. Findley
Assistant Location Manager
Bob Fine
Other
Mali Finn
Casting
Lisa Fischer
Set Decorator
Ann Fisher
Dialogue Editor
Douglas Fox
Property Master
Laura J Fox
2nd Assistant Accountant
David Friendly
Executive Producer
Jonathan Fuh
Boom Operator
Mark Gantt
Assistant Property Master
Jose Antonio Garcia
Production Sound Mixer
Bobby J Garren
Other
J J George
Music Editor
J.j. George
Music Editor
Iraina Gibson
Hairstylist To Lela Rochon
Hector Gika
Sound Effects Editor
Chuk Gill
Craft Service (Mississippi)
William Goldman
Screenwriter
Patrick Gomes
Other
Greg Goossen
Stand-In (For Gene Hackman)
Robert Gordon
Accountant
August Goulet
Art Department Assistant
Robert Gray
Set Dresser
Brian Grazer
Producer
Kevin Grevioux
Stunts
Dewey Gene Grigg
Special Effects Powder Man
John Grisham
Source Material
John Grisham
Source Material (From Novel)
Kevin Haney
Special Makeup Effects
Zandra Harding
Wardrobe Assistant
Rick Harris
Grip
Steve Hastings
Rigging Best Boy
Michael Ronald Heath
Grip
Gary Hecker
Foley Artist
Phil Hess
Foley Intern
Joseph Higdon
Set Medic
Jennifer Lee Hirsch
Art Department Coordinator
Charles L Hoffman
Labor Foreman
Chris Hogan
Foley Intern
John M Holliday
Other
Barbara Holloway
Location Assistant
Walter Holmes
Transportation Co-Captain (Mississippi)
Nancy Honeycutt
Other
David Householter
Unit Production Manager
Ron Howard
Producer
Don J Hug
Location Manager (Chicago Crew)
John Humphrey
Song ("Sister")
William Iiams Sr.
Construction Coordinator
China Iwata
Art Department Coordinator
Jim Jackson
Set Dresser
Craig Jaeger
Foley Intern
Chris Jenkins
Re-Recording Mixer
Lisa Jennings
Craft Service (Mississippi)
John A Johnston
Assistant Location Manager
Kay Jordan
Construction Accountant
Peter Karp
Assistant (To David Friendly)
Karen Kehela
Executive Producer
Sabine Kelling
Costumer
Josh Kesselman
Assistant (To John Davis)
Ric Kidney
Executive Producer
James J Klekowski
Location Consultant (Chicago Crew)
Richard Klotz
Location Manager
Richard Klotz
Production Supervisor (Chicago Crew)
Roger Knight
Set Dresser
Sonny Kompanek
Orchestrator
Tani Kunitake
Production Illustrator
Tony Lamberti
Sound Effects Editor
Chris Land
Wardrobe Assistant
Shawn Landis
Camera Loader
Mary C. Lane
Set Costumer
Kevin J. Lang
Rigging Gaffer
James H Lapidus
Set Costumer
Al Laverde
Key Grip
James T Linville
Assistant Accountant
Robert A Loftin
Other
Loren Lyons
On-Set Dresser
Mona Madrid
Set Production Assistant
Ernie Malik
Publicist
Zac Maloy
Song ("Sister")
Birgitte Mann
Costumer
Vincent Mata
2nd Assistant Camera
James O Maull
Post-Production Accountant
Stan Mcclain
Westcam Operator
Robert T Mcfadden
Technical Advisor
Kerry Lyn Mckissick
Script Supervisor
Joe Meek
Stand-In (For Chris O'Donnell)
M Gaye Melvin
Accounting Assistant
Michael Menapace
Transportation Coordinator
Robert Menapace
Other
Ted Miller
Rigger
Mike Milliken
Color Timer
Deborah J Mills
Hair Stylist
Susie Money
Costume Supervisor
Peter Montgomery
Visual Effects Supervisor
Philip D Morill
1st Digital Sound Assistant
Don E Mullis
Other
Paul Murphey
Video Playback
Michael Myers
Other
Lori Nakamura
Payroll Accountant
Ray Neapolitan
Assistant Film Editor
Kenneth Nishino
1st Assistant Camera
Dana Norman
Set Production Assistant
Dan O'connell
Foley Artist
Mark Ormandy
Additional Audio
Aaron Pazanti
Camera Operator
Peggy Penamon
Seamstress
Richard J Peters
Props Maker General Foreman
Joe Pfaltzgraf
Set Dresser
Theresa Phillips
Casting Assistant
Craig Pinckes
2nd Assistant Director
Scott Prophet
Dolly Grip
David Pujol
Labor Foreman
Alan Purwin
Pilot
Steven Ramirez
1st Assistant Film Editor
Mitch Ray
Set Medic
Chris Reese
Screenwriter
Tina Reynolds
Assistant (To James Foley)
Dan Rich
Dialogue Editor
Paul Ripple
Office Assistant
David Rubenstein
Production Assistant (To James Foley)
Greg Salmon
Cableman
Joe Sample
Song
Joe Sample
Song Performer ("Miles Of Blue (Blue Miles)")
Brent Scarpo
Extras Casting Associate
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
Ronald Scott
Hairstylist To Gene Hackman
Maya Shimoguchi
Set Designer
Todd Sible
Stand-In (For Chris O'Donnell)
Adam Milo Smalley
Music Editor
Mark Smith
Re-Recording Mixer
Mary Ruth Smith
Adr Editor
Scott Smith
Camera Remote Technician
Karen Snow
Associate Producer
Karen Snow
Post-Production Supervisor
Barbara Ann Spencer
Set Designer
John Starr
Craft Service
Wylie Stateman
Supervising Sound Editor
Jack Stevens
Set Dresser
Denis L. Stewart
1st Assistant Director
Film Details
Also Known As
Chamber, Dödscellen
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
1996
Production Company
Bill Dance Casting; CBS News; Davis Entertainment; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Eastman Kodak; Greg Salmon; Imagine Entertainment; Manhattan Center; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Panavision, Ltd.; Scarlet Letters
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures; Haskolabio; United International Pictures; Universal Pictures; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Location
Jackson, Mississippi, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 50m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 11, 1996
Released in United States on Video March 25, 1997
Film rights were purchased for a reported $3.75 million dollars, reportedly the most money ever paid for an unfinished manuscript.
Chris O'Donnell reportedly received $4 million for this film.
Chris O'Donnell reportedly received $4 million for this film.
Completed shooting May 6, 1996.
Began shooting February 5, 1996.
Released in United States Fall October 11, 1996
Released in United States on Video March 25, 1997
