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Tea and Sympathy

Where does a woman's sympathy leave off -- and her indiscretion begin?

7.0(63)19562h 2m3

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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Status
Released
Budget
$1.7M
Box office
$3.4M
Language
English
  • based on play or musical
  • school
  • high school student
  • older woman younger man relationship
  • lgbt
  • preparatory school
  • boys' school
  • sister boy
  • gay theme

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalNew York City, New York27 Sept 1956
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical3 Oct 1957

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Tea and Sympathy was released on 27 September 1956.

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    CinemaSerf

    7/12/2026

    7/10

    Initially, I thought that John Kerr looked just a bit too old to convince as the seventeen year old "Tom" but as his character unfolds in front of us, I concluded that actually his extra years helped him to add quite a degree of maturity to a role that proves a lot more complex than the title might suggest. He arrives at his new all-boys school and, like any newbie, is on the periphery of it's community. Luckily, he …

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