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16 July 1973 (Sweden)
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You only lose once.
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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. | full synopsis
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Subtle and not very good
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | 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 |
| Brian Chapin | ... | O'Donnell |
| Bryant Fraser | ... | Jennings |
| Mark Hall Haefeli | ... | Wilson |
| Tom Leopold | ... | Shea |
| Julius Lo Iacono | ... | McArdle |
| Christopher Man | ... | Travis |
| Paul O'Keefe | ... | Banks |
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The original Broadway production of "Child's Play" by Robert Marasco opened at the Royale Theater in New York on February 17, 1970, ran for 342 performances and was nominated for the 1970 Tony Award for the Best Play. Robbie Reed was in the original stage version and in this filmed production, but portrayed different characters.
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I haven't seen this in years but here's what I remember.
Dull horror film about the strange behavior of students at an all boys school. James Mason as a teacher thinks Robert Preston (another teacher) is trying to drive him out (or crazy). Beau Bridges tries to figure it all out.
You think that a film which has young students attacked (one is blinded, another is tied up and hung from a statue) might at least be disturbing...but it's not. It's dull, slow and it's pretty obvious who the villain is (he's always lit to look evil). Also, for a PG film, this is pretty grim stuff. It all leads to an unsatisfying ending which never truly explains what's going on. Also Preston, Mason and Bridges are at their worst. I caught this on TV years ago and had trouble staying awake! A rightfully forgotten horror film. Skip it.