School Ties

School Ties

1992
1h 46min

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.

School Ties

Storyline

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.
    Released
    18 September 1992
    Runtime
    1h 46min
    Director
    Budget
    $18,000,000
    Revenue
    $14,700,000
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Paramount
Cast
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