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Tea and Sympathy

1956·2h 2m·Approved
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
3,757 votes

A new senior at a boy's prep school finds himself harassed by the macho culture of his classmates and the unfeeling behavior of his father, only being treated with decency by his roommate and with affection by the coach's wife.

Tea and Sympathy is a 1956 drama movie directed by Vincente Minnelli, starring Deborah Kerr, Leif Erickson, Edward Andrews. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 3,757 votes and runs 2h 2m.

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Director
Vincente Minnelli
Stars
Deborah Kerr
Leif Erickson
Edward Andrews
John Kerr
Creators
Robert Anderson
Details
1956-10-06
122 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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