Tea and Sympathy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1956-11-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1514 Reviews)

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Deborah Kerr John Kerr Leif Erickson Edward Andrews

Writer:

Robert Anderson (screenplay)

Robert Anderson (based on the play by)

Fullplot:

Tom Lee is a sensitive boy of 17 whose lack of interest in the "manly" pursuits of sports, mountain climbing and girls labels him "sister-boy" at the college he is attending. Head master Bill Reynold's wife Laura sees Tom's suffering at the hands of his school mates (and her husband), and tries to help him find himself.

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