The Chocolate War
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The Chocolate War is a 1988 American drama film, based on Robert Cormier’s novel, about a student who defies his Catholic school’s secret society and corrupt administration.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | young adult novel ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceMaterial | Robert Cormier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Chocolate War (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Archie Costello
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brother Leon NERFINISHED ⓘ Emile Janza NERFINISHED ⓘ Obie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Brent David Fraser
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doug Hutchison NERFINISHED ⓘ John Glover NERFINISHED ⓘ Wally Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Tom Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Keith Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Island Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Jeffrey Fine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Seattle, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeVersion | director's cut ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
DVD
ⓘ
VHS ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jerry Renault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Peter Michael Davison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| novelGenre | young adult fiction ⓘ |
| novelPublicationYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A student refuses to participate in his Catholic school's chocolate sale, defying a secret society and corrupt administration. ⓘ |
| producer |
Jonathan D. Krane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ken Schur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Island Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistPortrayedBy | Ilan Mitchell-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-11-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| schoolTypeInSetting | Catholic school ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Keith Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secretSocietyInPlot | The Vigils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Catholic boys' high school ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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conformity ⓘ peer pressure ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1970s ⓘ |
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