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Child’s Play (1972) Plot Summary Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1972 · 100 mins · English
- Directed by
- Sidney Lumet
- Starring
- James Mason, Robert Preston, Beau Bridges, Kate Harrington, Ron Weyand, David Rounds
You only lose once. At an exclusive boys’ school, a newly hired gym teacher becomes embroiled in a long‑standing rivalry between two veteran instructors. As he navigates their power struggle, he realizes the institution’s genteel façade hides restless tensions and unsettling secrets, far from the tranquil, harmless environment it appears to be.
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