Tea and Sympathy
“Where does a woman's sympathy leave off -- and her indiscretion begin?”
A sensitive young man recalls his time in boarding school when the only person who seemed compassionate towards him was his housemaster's wife.
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Cast
42 people
Deborah Kerr
Laura Reynolds
Known for
The Innocents
Black Narcissus
John Kerr
Tom Robinson Lee
Known for
The Pit and the Pendulum
South Pacific
Leif Erickson
Bill Reynolds
Known for
On the Waterfront
Invaders from Mars
Edward Andrews
Herb Lee
Known for
Gremlins
Sixteen Candles
Darryl Hickman
Al
Known for
The Tingler
Network
Norma Crane
Ellie Martin
Known for
Fiddler on the Roof
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Dean Jones
Ollie
Known for
The Love Bug
Beethoven
Jacqueline deWit
Lilly Sears
Known for
All That Heaven Allows
Twice-Told Tales
Mary Alan Hokanson
Mary Williams
Known for
Them!
Arthur
Kip King
Ted
Known for
Call Me Claus
Corky Romano
Tom Laughlin
Ralph
Known for
Billy Jack
South Pacific
Ralph Votrian
Steve
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Vincente Minnelli Director · Robert Anderson Screenplay Adolph Deutsch Composer
Worldwide gross $3.4M · Budget $1.7M · United States release September 27, 1956
Box office
Budget
$1,737,000
Worldwide gross
$3,445,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 27, 1956
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United Kingdom
October 3, 1957 · Theatrical
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