The Outsider (1992)

Movie
German title	The outsider
Original title	School ties
Country of production	United States
original language	English
Publishing year	1992
length	106 minutes
Age rating	FSK 12
Rod
Director	Robert Mandel
script	Darryl Ponicsan , Dick Wolf
production	Stanley R. Jaffe , Sherry Lansing
music	Maurice Jarre
camera	Freddie Francis
cut	Jacqueline Cambas , Gerald B. Greenberg
occupation
Brendan Fraser : David Greene Matt Damon : Charlie Dillon Chris O'Donnell : Chris Reece Randall Batinkoff : Rip Van Kelt Andrew Lowery : 'Mac' McGivern Cole Hauser : Jack Connors Ben Affleck : Chesty Smith Anthony Rapp : Richard 'McGoo' Collins Amy Locane : Sally Wheeler Peter Donat : Dr. Bartram, headmaster Kevin Tighe : Coach McDevitt Željko Ivanek : Mr. Cleary, French Michael Higgins : Mr. Gierasch, story Ed Lauter : Alan, David's father Peter McRobbie : Chaplain

The Outsider (Original title: School Ties ) is a film drama made in 1992 by Robert Mandel .

action

In the mid- 1950s, the young working-class son David Greene received a scholarship to St. Mathews , an elite boarding school in New England , because of his athletic talent as a football player . Due to his sporting success he wins the attention of the pretty debutante Sally Wheeler. He hides the fact that he is Jewish because he is afraid of being marginalized. But his classmate Charlie, whose girlfriend he has taken, learns of his secret and wants revenge. After he has told all of his classmates, David is ridiculed, his roommate Chris Reece is the only one standing behind him. When a history exam turns out that a student has cheated, the professor threatens to fail the whole class if he does not reveal himself. The majority of the students blame David even though he is innocent. Eventually Charlie is exposed as the cheater and has to leave the school according to the code of honor .

Reviews

"Conventionally, but convincingly staged boarding school history, which calls for mutual understanding, but remains too firmly anchored in the milieu of the 50s and thus safeguards itself from the outset with a nostalgic distance that makes it difficult to get closer."

- Lexicon of international film

Awards

The film was nominated for the Political Film Society Awards in the category "Human Rights" in 1993 because it is socially critical and deals with issues such as hostility towards Jews . It was also in 1993 for the price Artios the Casting Society of America nominated.

backgrounds

Most scenes were in the Middlesex School in Concord ( Massachusetts turned). In addition, the Worcester Academy and St. Mark's School served as filming locations. The film grossed approximately $ 14.7 million in US cinemas .

Web links

• The outsider in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• The outsider at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
• The outsider in the online film database

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1. ↑ The outsider. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .