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Child's Play

You only lose once.
Dec 12, 1972 · 1h 40m
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Drama
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Thriller

PLOT

At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems.

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CAST

James Mason
Jerome Malley
Robert Preston
Joseph Dobbs
Beau Bridges
Paul Reis
Ron Weyand
Father Mozian
Charles White
Father Griffin
David Rounds
Father Penny
Kate Harrington
Mrs. Carter
Jamie Alexander
Sheppard
Directed by Sidney Lumet

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
$44,196,343
Production
Paramount Pictures
Country
US

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