The Secret Life of John Chapman

7.2/ 10 4 votes 1976-12-27 1h 15m 1 popularity

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

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Ralph Waite

John Chapman

Susan Anspach

Wilma

John Aylward

Grady

Brad Davis

Andy Chapman

Pat Hingle

Gus Reed

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Maury Cooper

College Chairman

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Richard L. Hawkins

Elayne Heilveil

Meredith Chapman

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