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.
Title | School Ties |
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Year | 1992 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Paramount Pictures |
Cast | Brendan Fraser, Matt Damon, Chris O'Donnell, Randall Batinkoff, Andrew Lowery, Cole Hauser |
Crew | Robert Mandel (Director), Michael Runyard (Stunts), Darryl Ponicsan (Screenplay), Dick Wolf (Story), Jacqueline Cambas (Editor), Sue Gandy (Assistant Costume Designer) |
Keyword | scholarship, sports, massachusetts, coming of age, judaism, anti-semitism, preparatory school, 1950s |
Release | Sep 18, 1992 |
Runtime | 106 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.50 / 10 by 390 users |