Child's Play

1972·Movie

1h 40min

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Not available to stream in (flatrate)

About

You only lose once.

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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Genres: Coming-Of-Age
Mood: SentimentalMelancholicHeartwarmingWhimsicalNostalgic
Themes: Family BondsComing Of AgeLoss Of Innocence
Plot: Childhood FriendsQuest For IdentityFirst HeartbreakGrowing ApartNavigating AdolescencePeer PressureFirst CrushYouthful Adventures
Pacing: LeisurelyMeanderingSlow Burn
Narrative: FlashbacksLinear
Dialog: Inner MonologueColloquial Language
Character Types: OutcastEveryman
Time: 1970s
Place: Urban CityscapeSuburban NeighborhoodSchool Campus
Cinematic Style: Long TakesNatural LightingPov Shots
Costume and Set: Rustic SettingsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

Sequels and Prequels

No sequels or prequels available

Crew

Directed by:

Sidney Lumet, Gerald Hirschfeld, Hank Moonjean

Written by:

Leon Prochnik

Produced by:

David Merrick, Hank Moonjean

Composed by:

Michael Small

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

Paul O'Keefe

Banks

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