Child’s Play

Year: 1972

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: Sidney Lumet

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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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