Child's Play
6.2
“You only lose once.”
At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems.
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Cast
21 people
James Mason
Jerome Malley
Known for
Lolita
North by Northwest
Robert Preston
Joseph Dobbs
Known for
The Last Starfighter
The Music Man
Beau Bridges
Paul Reis
Known for
Messiah
Max Payne
Ron Weyand
Father Mozian
Known for
Lonesome Dove
They Might Be Giants
Charles White
Father Griffin
Also in
Serpico
Airport 1975
David Rounds
Father Penny
Also in
The Blue and the Gray
Beacon Hill
Kate Harrington
Mrs. Carter
Known for
Rachel, Rachel
The Hospital
Jamie Alexander
Sheppard
Brian Chapin
O'Donnell
Bryant Fraser
Jennings
Also in
Marathon Man
The Panic in Needle Park
Mark Hall Haefeli
Wilson
No other roles listed
Tom Leopold
Shea
Known for
Mr. Mom
Sidney Lumet Director · Leon Prochnik Writer Robert Marasco Author
Worldwide gross $44M · United States release December 12, 1972 · Produced in United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$44,196,343
Production
Paramount Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Belgium · December 12, 1972
Theatrical
United States · December 12, 1972
Theatrical
France
June 29, 2005 · Theatrical
March 16, 2021 · Physical
Ireland
June 1, 1973 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 12, 1972 · TV
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