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School Ties 1992 Directed by Robert Mandel

Just because you’re accepted doesn’t mean you belong.

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gnere Drama
Production Company Paramount Pictures
Budget $18,000,000
Revenue $14,700,000
Release Date 18 September 1992
106 mins
Cast
Brendan Fraser David Greene
Matt Damon Charlie Dillon
Chris O'Donnell Chris Reece
Randall Batinkoff Rip Van Kelt
Andrew Lowery McGivern
Cole Hauser Jack Connors
Ben Affleck Chesty Smith
Amy Locane Sally Wheeler
Peter Donat Headmaster Bartram
Željko Ivanek Mr. Cleary
Kevin Tighe Coach McDevitt
Michael Higgins Mr. Gierasch
Ed Lauter Alan Greene
Peter McRobbie Chaplain
John Cunningham Grayson Dillon
Elizabeth Franz Jane Dillon
Matt Hofherr Gray Dillon