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School Ties

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When David Greene receives a football scholarship to a prestigious prep school in the 1950s, he feels pressure to hide the fact that he is Jewish from his classmates and teachers, fearing that they may be anti-Semitic. He quickly becomes the big man on campus thanks to his football skills, but when his Jewish background is discovered, his worst fears are realized and his friends turn on him with violent threats and public ridicule.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1992-09-18

Runtime: 106 mins

Director: Robert Mandel

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: School Ties

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Production Countries: United States of America

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